Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in ChinaThe first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, Passions of the Cut Sleeve shatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices—and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality. Bret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society—emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor. Drawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books, Passions of the Cut Sleeve evokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times. |
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Passions of the cut sleeve: the male homosexual tradition in China
Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictHinsch cites evidence of the homosexual tradition in China derived primarily from literature--novels, poetry, and (often very frank and graphic) humor--and secondarily from historical documents. This ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
Peaches Pillows and Politics | 15 |
Cut Sleeves as the Height of Fashion | 34 |
Powdered Jade | 55 |
Men of the Misty Moon | 77 |
Popular Indulgence and Bawdy Satire | 98 |
Husbands Boys Servants | 118 |
Reflections at the End of a Tradition | 139 |
Epilogue | 162 |
Notes | 179 |
Glossary of Chinese Terms | 203 |
217 | |
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Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China Bret Hinsch Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1990 |
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