{"product_id":"same-sex-love-in-india-readings-in-indian-literature-9780312293246","title":"Same-Sex Love in India: Readings in Indian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLambda Literary Award finalist, Same-Sex Love in India presents a stunning array of writings on same-sex love from over 2000 years of Indian literature. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from more than a dozen languages and drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and modern fictional traditions, these writings testify to the presence of same-sex love in various forms since ancient times, without overt persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection defies both stereotypes of Indian culture and Foucault's definition of homosexuality as a 19th-century invention, uncovering instead complex discourses of Indian homosexuality, rich metaphorical traditions to represent it, and the use of names and terms as early as medieval times to distinguish same-sex from cross-sex love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eminent group of scholars have translated these writings for the first time or have re-translated well-known texts to correctly make evident previously underplayed homoerotic content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections range from religious books, legal and erotic treatises, story cycles, medieval histories and biographies, modern novels, short stories, letters, memoirs, plays, and poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Rigveda to Vikram Seth, this anthology will become a staple in courses on gender and queer studies, Asian studies, and world literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Vanita\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 5.80w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312293246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRUTH VANITA is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSALEEM KIDWAI is a translator, writer, and consultant living in New Delhi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952792617075,"sku":"0312293240","price":169.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a37e514e-d4c9-488f-9c7f-8087cdfb5718.jpg?v=1648565708","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/same-sex-love-in-india-readings-in-indian-literature-9780312293246","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}