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*{{citation|publisher=White Crane Institute|title=Review|url=https://www.whitecraneinstitute.org/2006/10/white_crane_70.html|first=Amara Das|last=Wilhelm|date=16 October 2006}} | *{{citation|publisher=White Crane Institute|title=Review|url=https://www.whitecraneinstitute.org/2006/10/white_crane_70.html|first=Amara Das|last=Wilhelm|date=16 October 2006}} | ||
*{{citation|last=Banerjee|first=Sikata|date=November 2007|doi=10.1080/09612020701447863|issue=5|journal=Women's History Review| | *{{citation|last=Banerjee|first=Sikata|date=November 2007|doi=10.1080/09612020701447863|issue=5|journal=Women's History Review|pages=798–800|title=none|volume=16|s2cid=219611286}} | ||
*{{citation|last=Dave|first=Naisargi N.|date=Spring 2011|issue=1|journal=Feminist Studies|jstor=23069881|pages=14–27|title=Abundance and Loss: Queer Intimacies in South Asia|volume=37}}</ref> | *{{citation|last=Dave|first=Naisargi N.|date=Spring 2011|issue=1|journal=Feminist Studies|jstor=23069881|pages=14–27|title=Abundance and Loss: Queer Intimacies in South Asia|volume=37|doi=10.1353/fem.2011.0012 |s2cid=245656522 }}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:24, 9 October 2024
 First edition | |
| Author | Ruth Vanita |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Homosexuality in India, Recognition of same-sex unions, LGBT rights in India |
| Publisher | Penguin Books India |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9780144000593 |
Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West is a 2005 book by Indian author, academic and activist Ruth Vanita.[1]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
The book is an analysis of the issues surrounding the recognition of same-sex unions, and the relevance of this debate in democratic societies such as India. Vanita asks "Why should the state's refusal to recognise a union as marriage mean that the union is not a marriage?" Vanita emphasises the history of recognition of same-sex love, and notes that, based on her expert knowledge of ancient Indian texts, same-sex love and relationships are "deeply rooted in Indian culture". Vanita discusses the cultural and legal implications of same-sex marriage in India and the West.[2][non-primary source needed]
Reception[edit | edit source]
In India Today Sonya Dutta Choudhury praised the book, describing it as "impeccably scholarly" and a "persuasive case". However, whilst praising the academic value of the book, Choudhury also wrote that "The book with its wide and wandering thesis is an excellent handbook for the activist or the student of gender. For the rest, reading Alan Hollinghurst's lyrical prose or Jeanette Winterson's intense drama is an infinitely more enjoyable way of recognising the reality of same-sex love and a consequent case for marriage"[3]
Terry Castle, Professor at Stanford University and editor of The Literature of Lesbianism also gave a positive review, describing the book as "absorbing" and noting how it "shows how subtly and imaginatively Indian attitudes toward same-sex unions have evolved over the centuries-and offers a marvelously global perspective characterised by profound historical understanding, impeccable scholarship, and a rare and delightful precision of feeling"[2][better source needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Reviews:
- Choudhury, Sonya Dutta (19 December 2005), "Moving through mythology and popular culture, this book celebrates the forbidden love that is at the centre of a raging debate", India Today
- Wilhelm, Amara Das (16 October 2006), Review, White Crane Institute
- Banerjee, Sikata (November 2007), Women's History Review, 16 (5): 798–800, doi:10.1080/09612020701447863, S2CID 219611286
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Dave, Naisargi N. (Spring 2011), "Abundance and Loss: Queer Intimacies in South Asia", Feminist Studies, 37 (1): 14–27, doi:10.1353/fem.2011.0012, JSTOR 23069881, S2CID 245656522
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Love's Rite". Penguin Books India. Retrieved 2015-12-17.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Choudhury (2005)