Gender Diversity in Indonesia: Sexuality, Islam and Queer Selves

Same-sex relations, transvestism and cross-gender behaviour have long been noted amongst a wide range of Indonesian peoples. Based on extensive ethnographic research, this book explores dominant theories of gender and sexuality in relation to gender diversity in Indonesia. It discusses in particular intersexed groups, such as 'calalai', 'calabai' and 'bissu'.

Author: Sharyn Graham Davies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/04/2011
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780415695930

About the Author

Sharyn Graham Davies is Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She has spent a number of years living in Indonesia and has written extensively on gender and sexuality, including most recently Challenging Gender Norms: Five Genders among Bugis in Indonesia, Thompson Wadsworth, 2007.