Same-sex love in India
Subtitle: readings from literature
By: edited by Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai
Contributors: Vanita, Ruth; Kidwai, Saleem, 1951-
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Indic literature -- Translations into English; Indic literature (English); Homosexuality -- Literary collections; Love -- Literary collections
Genres: Literary collections
Description: "Same-Sex Love in India presents a stunning array of writings on same-sex love from over 2000 years of Indian literature. Translated from more than a dozen languages and drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and modern fictional traditions, these writings testify to the presence of same-sex love in various forms since ancient times."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index