Love's Rite - Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

This is the first book to examine the same-sex weddings and same-sex couple suicides reported in India over the last two decades. Ruth Vanita examines these cases in the context of a wide variety of same-sex unions, from Fourteenth-century narratives about co-wives who miraculously produce a child together, to Nineteenth-century depictions of ritualized unions between women, to marriages between gay men and lesbians arranged over the internet. Examining the changing legal, literary, religious and social Indian and Euro-American traditions within which same-sex unions are embedded, she brings a fresh perspective to the gay marriage debate, suggesting that same-sex marriage dwells not at the margins but at the heart of culture. Love's Rites by Ruth Vanita is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	R. Vanita
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	274
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7038-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-7038-6
Barcode:	9781403970381

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