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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction to the Transaction Edition -- Editor's Preface -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 FETISH AND FANTASY IN SAMBIA INITIATION -- 3 THE RITUAL FORGING OF IDENTITY: Aspects of Person and Self in Bimin-Kuskusmin Male Initiation -- 4 THE BAU A CEREMONIAL HUNTING LODGE: An Alternative to Initiation -- 5 OPPOSITION AND COMPLEMENTARITY OF THE SEXES IN NOUMEA INITIATION -- 6 THE MAKING OF MEN: Ritual and Meaning in Awa Male Initiation -- 7 THE FATHER WHO BORE ME: The Role of Tsambunwuro during Chambri Initiation Ceremonies -- 8 RITUAL VIOLENCE AMONG THE ILAHITA ARAPESH: The Dynamics of Moral and Religious Uncertainty -- INDEX

This book contains the work of seven leading anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality, and it marks the first time that anthropologists have systematically studied cross-cultural variations in homosexual behavior in a non-Western culture area. The book as a whole indicates that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision in light of the Melanesian findings

This pioneering collection of ten ethnographically rich essays signals the emergence of a new paradigm of social analysis committed to understanding and analyzing social oppression in the context of sexuality and gender. The contributors, an interdisciplinary group of social scientists representing anthropology, sociology, public health, and psychology, illuminate the role of sexuality in producing and reproducing inequality, difference, and structural violence among a range of populations in various geographic, historical, and cultural arenas. In particular, the essays consider racial minorities including Hispanics, Koreans, and African Americans; discuss disabled people; examine issues including substance abuse, sexual coercion, and HIV/AIDS; and delve into other topics including religion and politics. Rather than emphasizing sexuality as an individual trait, the essays view it as a social phenomenon, focusing in particular on cultural meaning and real-world processes of inequality such as racism and homophobia