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Sarah was a Butch: Sexual Identity, Gender Practices, and Sarah's Place as Mother in the Jewish National Pantheon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22455343     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Three fields of discourse regarding a masculine-like woman connect at a point that the queer field calls intersex, medical practice calls a sexual disorder, and rabbinic literature terms aylonit. The queer discursive field focuses on the freedom to choose an identity, but not the freedom from choosing one. The medical field focuses on sexual practice as the source of determining "normal" sexuality. In the discursive field of Jewish law there are no demands, because the Halakhic authority determines gender identity on behalf of the individual, maintaining ambiguity.
Authors:
Henriette Dahan Kalev
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lesbian studies     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1540-3548     ISO Abbreviation:  J Lesbian Stud     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9891002     Medline TA:  J Lesbian Stud     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  220-37     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
a Gender Studies Program, Ben Gurion University , Beersheba , Israel.
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