A cult matriarchate and male homosexuality

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3933907
AutoresRichard Landes (autor de correspondencia)
Año1940
Volumen35
Número3
Páginas386-397
Fecha de publicación1940-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Abnormal & Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0096-851X
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0061971
OpenAlexW2070698084
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas40

Male homosexuality occurs very widely, but the extent to which it becomes a social problem varies with the attitudes taken towards it. A sharp distinction between the active and the passive homosexual may be made and either one become the object of strong social condemnation, while the other is given a recognized role in society. Among certain American Indian tribes, the passive homosexual has been protected, encouraged to adopt the social and sexual roles of women, sometimes to assume sacred responsibilities, and sometimes allowed to cultivate with social approval the lewd conduct attributed to professional prostitutes. The active homosexual, however, who sought young partners, was an object of contempt. In northern Brazil unusual circumstances encourage certain of the passive homosexuals to forge a new and respected status for themselves, especially in the condomble cults. Worship revolves around some 10 West African gods with all female priesthoods. Men considered normal are debarred from priesthood, whereas homosexual males are admitted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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