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animistic | acault |

As an adjective animistic

is of or pertaining to animism.

As a noun acault is

a male who exhibits transgender behavior this cultural identification is associated with animistic beliefs.

animistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to animism.
    • The man felt that the rock was animistic ; he felt that it had a soul.

    Related terms

    * animism * animist

    acault

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male who exhibits transgender behavior. This cultural identification is associated with animistic beliefs.

    • Usage notes

    This word is a mistranslation of the Burmese term . In Burma, these spirit mediums may be female ''or male, and may or may not be transgendered (cross-dressing), although they do wear costumes during ceremonial rituals when channeling spirits called "nats" in Burma. Homosexuality is not necessarily implied with spirit mediumship.

    See also

    * berdache and the controversy/discussion about using "berdache" vs. "two spirit" in "Various Kinds of Two-Spirit People: Gender Variance and Homosexuality in Native American communities" by Sabine Lang in Two Spirit People: Native Amreican Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality. Eds. Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, and Sabine Lang. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997: 100-118 * Thai * Burmese .

    References

    * Coleman E, Colgan P, Gooren L. Male cross-gender behavior in Myanmar (Burma): a description of the acault. Archives of Sexual Behavior 1992 Jun;21(3):313-21. * Brac de la Perrière, Bénédicte. “The Taungbyon Festival: Locality and Nation-Confronting in the Cult of the 37 Lords." Burma at the Turn of the 21st Century. Ed. Monique Skidmore. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005: 65-89 * “Young Activists Reflect on Identity, Community, and Diversity Among Asia’s MSM: THE TREAT ASIA REPORT INTERVIEW” TREAT Asia Report Feb 2007. TREAT Asia. amfAR. Accessed 1 July 2009. http://www.amfar.org/world/treatasia/article.aspx?id=5726

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