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Behind the Mask alfredo Mirandé Behind the Mask Gender Hybridity in a Zapotec Community TUCSON The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona.edu © 2017 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved. Published 2017 Printed in the United States of America 22 21 20 19 18 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3544-6 (cloth) Cover design by Leigh McDonald Cover photograph courtesy of Naomy Méndez Romero and photographer Andrea Cinta Robles Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Mirandé, Alfredo, author. Title: Behind the mask : gender hybridity in a Zapotec community / Alfredo Mirandé. Description: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016039134 | ISBN 9780816535446 (cloth : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Zapotec Indians—Mexico—Juchitán de Zaragoza. | Two-spirit people— Mexico—Juchitán de Zaragoza. | Gender identity. | Sex role. Classification: LCC F1221.Z3 M57 2017 | DDC 972/.74—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016039134 This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Para Pilar, la Oaxaqueña x Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi introduction 3 1. las intrépidas and the Great Muxe Vela 28 2. sex, sexuality, and Power 48 3. doing Gender in Juchitán 61 4. a Blessing from God?: Muxe narratives 105 5. Community acceptance 130 6. two-spirit Muxe Zapotec identity 163 7. Behind the Mask: Unraveling sex and Gender 176 Conclusion: lessons from the field 200 Appendix A. Muxe Respondents 219 Appendix B. Muxe Occupations 225 Appendix C. Gay, Lesbiana, and Mayate Respondents 227 Appendix D. Community Respondents 229 Notes 233 References 245 Index 259 illUstrations 1. Intrépida Mass 41 2. Muxes in traditional male attire 71 3. Vestidas tradicionales 72 4. Vestidas modernas 73 5. Regada de Frutas 79 6. Intrépidas with banner at Regada de Frutas 80 7. Hybridity model 197
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