Love's Rite
eBook - PDF

Love's Rite

Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Love's Rite

Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West

About this book

This is the first book to examine the same-sex weddings and same-sex couple suicides reported in India over the last two decades. Ruth Vanita examines these cases in the context of a wide variety of same-sex unions, from Fourteenth-century narratives about co-wives who miraculously produce a child together, to Nineteenth-century depictions of ritualized unions between women, to marriages between gay men and lesbians arranged over the internet. Examining the changing legal, literary, religious and social Indian and Euro-American traditions within which same-sex unions are embedded, she brings a fresh perspective to the gay marriage debate, suggesting that same-sex marriage dwells not at the margins but at the heart of culture. Love's Rites by Ruth Vanita is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, weā€™ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere ā€” even offline. Perfect for commutes or when youā€™re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Love's Rite by R. Vanita in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Cultural & Social Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 Who Decides?: Marriage Law, the State, and Mutual Consent
  7. 3 Is the Spirit Gendered?: Fluid Gender, Sex Change, and Same-Sex Marriage
  8. 4 ā€œImmortal Longingsā€: Love-Death, Rebirth, and Union Through Life After Life
  9. 5 A Second Self: Traditions of Romantic Friendship
  10. 6 Monstrous to Miraculousā€”Same-Sex Reproduction and Parenting
  11. 7 All in the Family: Same-Sex Relationships in Traditional Families
  12. 8 ā€œMarried Among Their Companionsā€: Female-Female Relations in Premodern Erotica
  13. 9 Aspiring to Union: Twentieth-Century Cinema
  14. 10 Conclusion
  15. Appendix: Note on Theory and Methodology
  16. Notes
  17. Index