Queering India: Same-sex Love and Eroticism in Indian Culture and Society

Type

Book

Authors

Vanita ( Ruth Vanita )

ISBN 10

0415929504

ISBN 13

9780415929509

Tags

India, Sociology, Non-Fiction, History, Culture, Hinduism, Hindu, Indian, Anthropology, Asian, LGBT Studies

Description

Queering India is the first book to provide an understanding of same-sex love and eroticism in Indian culture and society. The essays focus on pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial gay and lesbian life in India to provide a comprehensive look at a much neglected topic. The topics are wide-ranging, considering film, literature, popular culture, historical and religious texts, law and other aspects of life in India. Specifically, the essays cover such issues as Deepa Mehta's recent and controversial film, Fire, which focused on lesbian relationships in India; the Indian penal code which outlaws homosexual acts; a case of same-sex love and murder in colonial India; homophobic fiction and homoerotic advertising in current day India; and lesbian subtext in Hindu scripture. All of the essays are original to the collection.

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