Same-Sex Love in India: Readings in Indian Literature - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312293240 ISBN 13: 9780312293246

Publisher: Palgrave, 2001

Synopsis

Lambda 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. Translated from more than a dozen languages and drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and modern fiction

About this title

About the Author:

RUTH VANITA is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Montana.

SALEEM KIDWAI is a translator, writer, and consultant living in New Delhi.

Review:

" This remarkable volume brings together an encyclopedic collection of writings on the subjects of love between women and love between men in India from ancient times to the present." -- Lillian Faderman, author of "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History"
" This enchanting collection is a tribute to an ancient civilization which has always cherished love that defies conventional ideas of sanity and normality." -- Ashis Nandy, author, "The Intimate Enemy, Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi."
" ...an extremely useful compilation of material on same-sex love in India, accompanied by insightful analyses of contemporary social mores at the time that the poems, stories and novels were written." -- "India Today"
0;This remarkable volume brings together an encyclopedic collection of writings on the subjects of love between women and love between men in India from ancient times to the present.1; 2;Lillian Faderman, author of "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History"
0;This enchanting collection is a tribute to an ancient civilization which has always cherished love that defies conventional ideas of sanity and normality.1; 2;Ashis Nandy, author, "The Intimate Enemy, Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi."
0;...an extremely useful compilation of material on same-sex love in India, accompanied by insightful analyses of contemporary social mores at the time that the poems, stories and novels were written.1; 2;"India Today"
“This remarkable volume brings together an encyclopedic collection of writings on the subjects of love between women and love between men in India from ancient times to the present.” —Lillian Faderman, author of "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History"
“This enchanting collection is a tribute to an ancient civilization which has always cherished love that defies conventional ideas of sanity and normality.” —Ashis Nandy, author, "The Intimate Enemy, Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi."
“...an extremely useful compilation of material on same-sex love in India, accompanied by insightful analyses of contemporary social mores at the time that the poems, stories and novels were written.” —"India Today"
"This remarkable volume brings together an encyclopedic collection of writings on the subjects of love between women and love between men in India from ancient times to the present." --Lillian Faderman, author of "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History"
"This enchanting collection is a tribute to an ancient civilization which has always cherished love that defies conventional ideas of sanity and normality." --Ashis Nandy, author, "The Intimate Enemy, Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi."
..".an extremely useful compilation of material on same-sex love in India, accompanied by insightful analyses of contemporary social mores at the time that the poems, stories and novels were written." --"India Today"

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312293240
• ISBN 13: 9780312293246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 394
• Editor: Vanita Ruth