The Zuni man-woman

Summary: This work focuses on the life of We'wha (1849-96), the Zuni who was perhaps the most famous berdache (an individual who combined the work and traits of both men and women) in American Indian history. Through We'wha's exceptional life, the author creates a vivid picture of an alternative gender role whose history has been hidden and almost forgotten.

Record details

ISBN: 0826312535
ISBN: 9780826312532
ISBN: 0826313701
ISBN: 9780826313706
Physical Description: print
xxi, 302 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [1991]

Content descriptions

General Note:	The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-289) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A death that caused universal regret -- The middle place -- We'wha, the celebrated Lhamana -- Among the most enlightened society -- The country was full of soldiers -- The rites of gender -- Two-fold one-kind -- They left this great sin -- The berdache tradition -- The beginning -- Correspondences of the Zuni origin myth -- Kan'a kwe synonymy.
Awards Note:	Lambda Literary Award, 1991