Hijra

範疇(C) 性教育 1. 文化討論
編號C10004
作者Lumen Learning
題目Hijra
日期2014
簡介Hijra is a term used in South Asia – in particular, in India – to refer to transwomen (male-to-female transsexual or transgender individuals). In other areas of India, transgender people are also known as Aravani, Aruvani or Jagappa. Hijras have a recorded history in the Indian subcontinent from antiquity onwards as suggested by the Kama Sutra period. This history features a number of well-known roles within subcontinental cultures, part gender-liminal, part spiritual and part survival.
關鍵詞Hijra, South Asia, Transgender, Cultural anthropology, Sex and gender
來源Lumen Learning
連結https://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/hijra/