The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales of Hindu Lore

by John P. De Cecco and Devdutt Pattanaik

Book Overview

A god transforms into a nymph and enchants another god.A king becomes pregnant.A prince discovers on his wedding night that he is not a man.Another king has children who call him both father and mother. A hero turns into a eunuch and wears female apparel. A princess has to turn into a man before she can avenge her humiliation. Widows of a king make love to conceive his child. Friends of the same sex end up marrying each other after one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560231815
• ISBN13: 9781560231813
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.3"