The mythology of transgression : homosexuality as metaphor / Jamake Highwater.
The author explores "how mythologies from ancient times to the present have shaped the ways we think about social 'abnormality' and alienation ... He also pays special attention to the debates currently raging in science regarding the biology of homosexuality."--Jacket.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Summary: | The author explores "how mythologies from ancient times to the present have shaped the ways we think about social 'abnormality' and alienation ... He also pays special attention to the debates currently raging in science regarding the biology of homosexuality."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 261 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195101804 9780195101805 |