The construction of other genders by means of personal appearance in medieval Islam: the case of mukhannathūn (effeminates) and kuntha (hermaphrodites)

This article focuses on two variations from the Muslim patriarchal binary system of females and males: mukhannathūn (those who display female behaviour and appearance while having male sex organs) and khuntha (those with a lack of or confused sex organs). These two categories were tolerated and repr...

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Main Author: Hadas Hirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo Library 2023-08-01
Series:Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/10451