Sapphistries : : A Global History of Love between Women / / Leila J. Rupp.

From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. In beautiful prose, Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Intersections ; 15
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. In the Beginning (40,000–1200 BCE)
  • 3. In Ancient Worlds
  • 4. In Unlikely Places
  • 5. In Plain Sight
  • 6. Finding Each Other
  • 7. What’s in a Name?
  • 8. In Public
  • 9. A World of Difference
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author