The half male, half female servants of the goddess Aṅkāḷaparamēcuvari
This paper argues that although Tamil tirunangais, or male-to-female transgender individuals, have historically been stigmatized and marginalized, they negotiate a more tenable status by engaging in distinctive social, kinship and ritual spheres. Tirunangais have a special relationship with Tamil go...
| Published in: | Nidān |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2012
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Nidān
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| Further subjects: | B
Kuri
B Tirunangai B Siva B Amman B Karippu ritual B Kali B Vinayaka B Ardhanarisvara B Parvati B Ankalamman B Tamilnadu B Mayanakkollai festival B Bahuchara Mata B Kulatevam B Periyayi |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that although Tamil tirunangais, or male-to-female transgender individuals, have historically been stigmatized and marginalized, they negotiate a more tenable status by engaging in distinctive social, kinship and ritual spheres. Tirunangais have a special relationship with Tamil goddesses and channel divine power by performing divination and healing rituals at temples. In particular, Aṅkāḷammaṉ serves as an indigenous goddess whose worship and service connects the tirunangai community spatially and temporally, bestows social and cultural power, and allows tirunangais to more fully embody and enact their identity. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2012.1 |