Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community

Ramona Faith Oswald

Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community

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This pioneering book is a multidisciplinary compilation of scholarship addressing lesbians, the rituals in their lives, and the meaning and impact of those rituals for the women involved and the people and communities around them. It offers a diverse range of perspectives on what it means to be a lesbian, what ritual is, what it means to enact a ritual, and how we can understand lesbian ritual experiences.

Original language	English (US)
Publisher	Routledge
Number of pages	144
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315876986
ISBN (Print)	9781560233145, 9781560233152
State	Published - Sep 2003

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A member of the wedding? Heterosexism and family ritual
Oswald, R. F., Sep 2003, Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community. Oswald, R. F. (ed.). Routledge
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Do lesbians change their last names in the context of a committed relationship?
Oswald, R. F., Sep 2003, Lesbian Rites: Symbolic Acts and the Power of Community. Oswald, R. F. (ed.). Routledge
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A member of the wedding? Heterosexism and family ritual

Do lesbians change their last names in the context of a committed relationship?

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