Sambia Sexual Culture
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| Author | Gilbert Herdt |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Sambia people |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 327 |
| ISBN | 0-226-32752-3 |
Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field is a 1999 book by the anthropologist Gilbert Herdt. The book received negative reviews.
Summary
Herdt discusses Simbari culture. His work is influenced by the philosopher Michel Foucault.[1]
Over a span of 20 years and 13 field trips, Herdt studied the intricate relationship between sexuality, ritual, and gender within Sambia society, particularly in the context of their warfare and gender segregation practices.[2]
The essays delve into various aspects of Sambia sexual culture, including fetish and fantasy, ritual practices like nose-bleeding, and the practice of homoerotic insemination.[3]
Herdt also examines the roles of both fathers and mothers in identity formation and the concept of a "third sex" within Sambia culture.[2] Additionally, he critiques how homosexuality has been represented in cross-cultural literature, highlighting how western models have often skewed the understanding of non-western sexual desires.
Publication history
Sambia Sexual Culture was first published in 1999 by the University of Chicago Press.[4] In 2006, Gilbert Herdt updated his studies of the Simbari with the publication of The Simbari: Ritual, Sexuality, and Change in Papua New Guinea.[5]
References
- ↑ Herdt 1999, pp. 1, 21.
- 1 2 Herdt 1999, p. .
- ↑ Giles 2004.
- ↑ Herdt 1999, p. iv.
- ↑ Herdt, Gilbert H. (2006). The Sambia: Ritual, Sexuality, and Change in Papua New Guinea. Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Bibliography
- Books
- Herdt, Gilbert (1999). Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-32752-3.
- Journals
- Brewis, Alexandra A. (June 2000). "Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field". American Anthropologist. 102 (2): 392–393. doi:10.1525/aa.2000.102.2.392. ProQuest 198208505.
- Giles, James (August 2004). "Book Review: Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays From the Field. By Gilbert Herdt. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1999, 327 pp., $20.00". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 33 (4): 413–417. doi:10.1023/B:ASEB.0000029074.36846.30. ProQuest 205935224.
- Lyons, Andrew P. (2002). "Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field". Anthropologica. 44 (1). doi:10.2307/25606070. JSTOR 25606070.
- McConaghy, Nathaniel (2005). "Time to Abandon the Gay/Heterosexual Dichotomy?". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 34 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1007/s10508-005-0995-7. PMID 15772764. S2CID 40076586.
- Mimica, Jadran (2001). "A Review from the Field". Australian Journal of Anthropology. 12 (2): 225–237. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.2001.tb00308.x.
- Petersen, Glenn (1999). "Book Reviews: Social Sciences". Library Journal. 124 (12). – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- Sillitoe, Paul (March 2002). "Review of Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field, by G. Herdt". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 8 (1): 201–202. doi:10.1111/1467-9655.00104. JSTOR 3134926.