Behind the Mask Gender Hybridity in a Zapotec Community |
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| Author:
| Mirandé, Alfredo |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-3955-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Combines historical analysis, ethnographic field research, and interviews conducted with
los muxes of Juchitán, a hybrid third gender, over a period of seven years. Sociologist Alfredo Mirandé observed community events, attended muxe velas, and interviewed both muxes and other Juchitán residents. Prefaced by an overview of the study methods and sample, the book challenges the ideology of a male-dominated Mexican society driven by the cult of machismo, featuring photos...
More Description Combines historical analysis, ethnographic field research, and interviews conducted with los muxes of Juchitán, a hybrid third gender, over a period of seven years. Sociologist Alfredo Mirandé observed community events, attended muxe velas, and interviewed both muxes and other Juchitán residents. Prefaced by an overview of the study methods and sample, the book challenges the ideology of a male-dominated Mexican society driven by the cult of machismo, featuring photos alongside four appendixes.