Traditional spiritual practices such as cross-gender spirit-possession are resurgent throughout Southeast Asia, in a historical moment when the epistemic hegemony of the Eurocentric world-system is cracking open. This important collection of essays brings that phenomenon into dialog with Western queer and trans studies, and builds a bridge to the future.
Traditional spiritual practices such as cross-gender spirit-possession are resurgent throughout Southeast Asia, in a historical moment when the epistemic hegemony of the Eurocentric world-system is cracking open. This important collection of essays brings that phenomenon into dialog with Western queer and trans studies, and builds a bridge to the future.