SOC 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Zeved Habat, Labrys, Egalitarianism

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Alternative sex/gender identity (third sex, eunuchs: transvestites or intersexed) Have divine power to bless or curse with fertility. Engage in sex work or prostitution with men, before transformation. Narans (not-men): undifferentiated category (all women), due to gendered practices and patriarchal naturalization of femaleness. Kothis (not-men): menw ho want to do women"s work, receptive position in same-sex relations. Panthis (men): partners of kothis and narans, desire for penetration, rejection of female practices by the kothis and narans constellation. India"s sex/gender system is based on practice (not anatomy) Beliefs associates with both deities and humans in hinduism, but may become muslims through practice, choosing male names, or joining communities communities. Accept hindu and islam (emphasis complementary roles of male and females in hinduism) Can interchange male/female qualities, transform sex and gender and adopt alternative sex roles. Cannot be kings, but may participate in modern politics. Free from family, gender or caste constraints (not affected by nepotism,

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