Antonia Young's Women Who Become Men, published by Berg in 2000, is an ethnographic study of the Albanian sworn virgin tradition, in which some women take on a male social role and lifelong vow of celibacy. Its authority rests on Young's direct fieldwork among the communities that maintain this practice and on standard academic press review. It documents a still living but shrinking tradition as observed at the time of research, so a claim about the practice's current extent should be checked against more recent reporting.
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Antonia Young's Women Who Become Men, published by Berg in 2000, the top tier reflecting Young's direct fieldwork among the communities that maintain the Albanian sworn virgin tradition and standard academic press review, notwithstanding that it documents a still living but shrinking tradition as observed at the time of research, so its current extent should be checked against more recent reporting. NotesEthnographic study of the Albanian sworn virgin tradition, Berg, 2000.
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AuthorAntonia Young
PublisherBerg
Publication Year2000
Source TypeEthnography
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
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