Professing Selves

By A. Najmabadi. 2013

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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Entering the Scene 15 2. "Before" Transexuality 38 3. Murderous Passions, Deviant Insanities 75 4. "Around" 1979: Gay Tehran? 120 5. Verdicts of Science, Rulings of Faith 163 6. Changing the Terms: Playing "Snakes and Ladders" with the State 202 7. Living Patterns, Narrative Styles 231 8. Professing Selves: Sexual/Gender Proficiencies 275 Glossary of Persian Terms and Acronyms 303 Notes 305 Works Cited 373 Index 389

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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