num_pages: 352
description: A multicultural exploration of the sacred experience, roles &amp; rituals of gay &amp; gender-bending men, from the ancient priests of the goddess to Oscar Wilde &amp; pop music icon Sylvester--a rich tradition of men who've embodied the interrelationship between androgyny, homoeroticism &amp; the quest for the sacred.List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: We Are an Old People, We Are a New PeopleMeditation: Bone1 Wearing Our Long Wing Feathers2 Ancestors 3 The Fragrance of OrchidsMeditation: Earth &amp; Moon4 Lands of Milk &amp; Honey5 Isis Astarte Diana Hecate6 Sons of Earth Meditation: Cauldron 7 Womanish &amp; Beastly Ways8 Cauldron of Changes9 Splendours of an Exiled CourtMeditation: Crossroads10 Exaltation of the Flowers11 Children of the Rainbow 12 The Recollection of What Was ScatteredConclusion: We Are the Same People, Different from BeforeNotesSelect Bibliography &amp; Suggested ReadingIndex
language: English
title: Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections Between Homoeroticism and the Sacred
titlecomplete: Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections Between Homoeroticism and the Sacred
genres: Queer Studies, Queer, Religion, Paganism, History, Spirituality, Gay, Nonfiction, LGBT
ratings_count: 55
publisher: HarperSanFrancisco/HarperCollins (NYC)