Piyush Saxena
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The author founded an NGO called Salvation of Oppressed Eunuchs. His intentions are benign, as he observes how eunuchs are systematically marginalized in Indian society due partly to cultural stereotypes and expectations and partly to bureaucratic rules that trap them in cycles of homelessness and joblessness with an inability to identity documents, bank accounts, and healthcare.Unfortunately the book meanders all over the map. There's an overload of medical detail on various kinds of intersexuality and transsexuality with gory surgical photos, written in language that I recognize as having been popular in the 1990s. He could easily have found newer information. A lot of it is off-topic anyway, since he never clearly links transsexual identity and eunuch identity. I think it should have been two separate books; at 540 pages, it would have been easy for him to split up, as well as easier for the reader to tackle and comprehend.
Apparently to hedge his bets in case the scientific approach turns out to be misguided, the author also provides his beliefs about astrology, reincarnation, and the ensoulment of the fetus at four months. There's a smattering of odd social science data. Very little of his information is cited to sources, so it is unclear what comes from his firsthand interviews with eunuch clients and colleagues and what comes from other books. There are a number of internal contradictions: for example, he cites a poll in which half of eunuchs claim to feel some attraction to men or women, but then he insists that eunuchs have no interest in sex except for money. He also overgeneralizes, especially given his estimate that there are 1.9 million eunuchs spread across India, most of them without identity documents or stable homes. How is it possible to talk about "all eunuchs," "true eunuchs," or even "most eunuchs" without significant evidence?
A longer reaction to this book is posted on Disruptive Dissertation. The book is available for free as a series of PDFs on the author's website. I recommend the chapters on Indian mythology and religion which point to some interesting legends.
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| Title | : | Life of a Eunuch |
| Author | : | Piyush Saxena |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 540 pages |
| Published | : | 2011 by Shanta Publishing House |
| Categories | : | Intersex. Eunuch |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 9 Users | 1 review ReviewsCommentary Of Books Life of a Eunuch
The author founded an NGO called Salvation of Oppressed Eunuchs. His intentions are benign, as he observes how eunuchs are systematically marginalized in Indian society due partly to cultural stereotypes and expectations and partly to bureaucratic rules that trap them in cycles of homelessness and joblessness with an inability to identity documents, bank accounts, and healthcare.Unfortunately the book meanders all over the map. There's an overload of medical detail on various kinds ofThe author founded an NGO called Salvation of Oppressed Eunuchs. His intentions are benign, as he observes how eunuchs are systematically marginalized in Indian society due partly to cultural stereotypes and expectations and partly to bureaucratic rules that trap them in cycles of homelessness and joblessness with an inability to identity documents, bank accounts, and healthcare.Unfortunately the book meanders all over the map. There's an overload of medical detail on various kinds of
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