Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History
bySaleem Kidwai (Editor), Ruth Vanita (Editor)
Excerpts:
"Attempts at categorization in ancient texts vary in sophistication, and often contradict each other, which suggests that no one form of categorization was dominant. This confusion was perhaps endemic to all attemtps at categorizing what is fluid and uncategorizable. Twentieth Century categories such as "heterosexual," "homosxual," and "bisexual" are equally flawed and reductionist, as is clear from the many questions they leave unanswered. (For example, does duration, intensity or frequency of experience determine preference? What about fantasy? What is the role played by the force of circumstance/proximity/opportunity?)"
bySaleem Kidwai (Editor), Ruth Vanita (Editor)
Excerpts:
"Attempts at categorization in ancient texts vary in sophistication, and often contradict each other, which suggests that no one form of categorization was dominant. This confusion was perhaps endemic to all attemtps at categorizing what is fluid and uncategorizable. Twentieth Century categories such as "heterosexual," "homosxual," and "bisexual" are equally flawed and reductionist, as is clear from the many questions they leave unanswered. (For example, does duration, intensity or frequency of experience determine preference? What about fantasy? What is the role played by the force of circumstance/proximity/opportunity?)"
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