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- Title
Mak Nyah Bodies as Sacred Sites Mak Nyah Bodies as Sacred Sites: Uncovering the Queer Body-Sacramentality of Malaysian Male-to-Female Transsexuals.
- Authors
Goh, Joseph N.
- Abstract
An essay is presented that discusses the spirituality of Malaysian Muslim mak nyahs (male-to-female transsexuals) in relation to Islamic institutions from the perspective of queer theology. Topics include interviews with mak nyahs who work for the nonprofit organization PT Foundation, the view of queer embodiment as sacramental, and the family relationships of mak nyahs.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; TRANS women; TRANSGENDER identity; RELIGIOUS life of transgender people; HUMAN body in religion; QUEER theology; RELIGIOUS life; ISLAM; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Cross Currents, 2012, Vol 62, Issue 4, p512
- ISSN
0011-1953
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1111/cros.12006