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Neither Man nor Woman

the Hijras of India

by Serena Nanda · 1998

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This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.

EunuchsTranssexualsSex roleEthnology, indiaLGBTQ gender identitySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographyHijrasCase studiesEconomic conditionsDescription and travelLGBTQ anthropology