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Queer SpiritsWill Roscoe
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Queer Spirits

346 pagesFirst published 19952 editions
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Based on tireless research in the archives of mythology and folklore, Queer Spirits weaves a rich, multicultural tapestry. Selections include everything from Chinese folktales to firsthand accounts of Native American two-spirits to the occasional gay archetypes to be gleaned from nursery rhymes, newspaper clippings, and gay erotica. Among the writers represented are Hans Christian Andersen, James Broughton, Jean Cocteau, Steven Saylor, Samuel Steward, and Walt Whitman. Interspersing these selections is the author's commentary on their meaning, drawing on his own inner journey, beginning with…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackBeacon Press19963729780807079393
HardcoverBeacon Press19953469780807079386
Male homosexualityMythologyReligious aspectsMale homosexuality in literatureArchetypes in literatureGays, religious lifeGay menHomosexuality