{"product_id":"9780807046159","title":"The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the: Gay Book of the Year Award, American Library Association; Ruth Benedict Award, Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists; Award for Outstanding Scholarship, World Congress for Sexology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s note: Shortly after the second revised edition this book was published in 1992, the term \"Two-Spirit Person\" became more popular among native people than the older anthropological term \"berdache.\" When I learned of this new term, I began strongly supporting the use of this newer term. I believe that people should be able to call themselves whatever they wish, and scholars should respect and acknowledge their change of terminology. I went on record early on in convincing other anthropologists to shift away from use of the word berdache and in favor of using Two-Spirit. Nevertheless, because this book continues to be sold with the use of berdache, many people have assumed that I am resisting the newer term. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless continued sales of this book will justify the publication of a third revised edition in the future, it is not possible to rewrite what is already printed, Therefore, I urge readers of this book, as well as activists who are working to gain more respect for gender variance, mentally to substitute the term \"Two-Spirit\" in the place of \"berdache\" when reading this text. — Walter L. Williams, Los Angeles, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020377374960,"sku":"9780807046159","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807046159_p0.jpg?v=1763730181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807046159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}