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Neither Man nor Woman

Cheryl Aupperle Karen Ayouch Christie Brower Teresa Gage. Neither Man nor Woman. The Hijras of India. Serena Nanda. Ethnography of India’s 3 rd gender. Indian culture accommodates gender variations Neither man nor woman. How did the hijra tradition begin?. Eunichs blessed by Ram

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Neither Man nor Woman

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  1. Cheryl Aupperle Karen Ayouch Christie Brower Teresa Gage Neither Man nor Woman The Hijras of India Serena Nanda

  2. Ethnography of India’s 3rd gender • Indian culture accommodates gender variations • Neither man nor woman

  3. How did the hijra tradition begin? • Eunichs blessed by Ram • Power flows from Bahuchara Mata

  4. What is a hijra? • 3rd gender • Born hermaphrodite • Impotent male • Emasculated male • Barren female • Spiritual calling

  5. What is their society like? • Naik • Council • Guru • Chela • Recruits

  6. What spiritual functions do they do? • Bless babies • Bless weddings • Beg

  7. What do they do for a living? • Prostituting • Begging • Performing rituals

  8. What is their life like? • Stages of life follow traditional Indian culture • Student • Householder • Forrest Dweller • Ascetic (elder)

  9. Photograph sources: • http://www.ars-rhetorica.net/Queen/Volume11/Hijras/ • http://www.columbia.edu/~blw2102/ • http://www.rosenblatt-sf.com/SelPhotos_17_North_India.htm • http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/weddings/2720.htm • http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive/aruvani.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuch-hijra 10

  10. Break into groups: • Females – inside wall • Hijra – middle of the room • Males – windows

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