Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk
First sentence
THAT between the normal man and the normal woman there exist a great number of intermediate types-types, for instance, in which the body may be perfectly feminine, while the mind and feelings are decidedly masculine, or vice versa-is a thing which only a few years ago was very little understood...
Description
Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk expands on Carpenter’s idea of the Intermediate type; a person of mixed sexes such as a feminine body with a masculine mind or vice versa. Originally published in 1914, this text explores the role that intermediate types played amongst early civilisations as well as in religion and military situations. Whilst later civilisations tended to look down on those who did not fit into traditional gender roles, some early peoples saw intermediate types as important figures in their social organisation. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, gender studies and anthropology.