Vita da hijra: amore e passioni oltre i margini

Abstract

The hijras are members of traditional Indian communities of transgender women, who historically have occupied marginal and liminal roles within Indian culture. The historical analysis of the roles and rituality of hijra communities is conducted through the constant reference to the particular emotional universe that unfolds with respect to the choices and fractures that influence the lives of these individuals, insisting above all on the knot of love and erotic passion, which, in contrast to the ascetic imagery to which the hijra communities traditionally refer, strongly marks the lives of these people, often in new and unexpected ways.