anthropology of gender

[thec_of_nv]

 So, I am taking an anthropology of gender class this semester. For our big research paper, I'd like to write on a culture that accepts more than 2 genders. I'm looking for some ideas of cultures to consider. Please, please, please, no socieites from New Guinea & we are covering the Hidjras of India in class, so I can't write on them. Any

Comments

[volare]

don't know if the American Plains Indian concept of 'winkte' or two-spirit counts but it's worth looking at.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Check Native American tribes and ancient Sumeria.

[lala_annie]

Agreed. First Nations in North America is the most interesting to me. Today, they often use the term "two-spirited" as an English translation.

[mresundance]

Would past cultures count? I can't think of any off the top of my head, but I believe there were past cultures in which more than two genders existed.

[leoevans]

This book is a good place to start. I think this is the one I perused before:

http://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Warriors-Making-History-Dennis/dp/0807079413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201820613&sr=8-1