Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2145301 in Books
• Published on: 1996-07-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 127 pages

Synopsis
This work looks at the past and present experiences of India's lesbian community, offering a review of the effect of colonialization upon lesbian identities in India, and detailing the modern lesbian experience, from marriages to suicide pacts. It is based on material ranging from Sanskrit texts and ancient artwork to contemporary newspapers, letters, lesbian newsletters and reports. The text sets out to examine modern lesbian reality in India in relation to aspects of the country's social and religious history, especially Indian cosmology and mythology.

From the Publisher
Book Description
SAKHIYANI Lesbian Desire in Ancient and Modern India Giti Thandani This interdisciplinary book seeks to contextualize some of the multiplicity of socio-religio-psycho histories in India alongside contemporary lesbian realities. The author reviews the effect of colonialization upon lesbian identities in India and details the modern lesbian experience, including marriages and suicide pacts, and the more important issues for forging a new lesbian space in the light of contemporary gay liberation. The book is based on extensive use of primary source material from Sanskrit texts and ancient artwork to contemporary newspapers, letters and lesbian newsletters and reports. It provides a unique insight into Indian cosmology and mythology. CASSELL SEXUAL POLITICS $17.95 Paper ISBN 0-304-33452-9