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Definition of Berdaches
1. berdache [n] - See also: berdache
Lexicographical Neighbors of Berdaches
Literary usage of Berdaches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Life of the Crow Indians by Robert Harry Lowie (1912)
"berdaches (bate). Maximilian writes of the Crow: "Sie haben viele ... berdaches
naturally associate with girls and pretend to have sweethearts among the men ..."
2. The Sia by Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1894)
"The French Canadians call those men berdaches who dress in women's ... By most
whites these berdaches are incorrectly sup posed to be hermaphrodites. ..."
3. The Sun Dance of the Crow Indians by Robert Harry Lowie (1915)
"The berdaches were hiding, but at last one was discovered and brought to the spot
amidst the laughter of the crowd. Being ashamed, he would cover his face. ..."
4. Societies of the Plains Indians by Clark Wissler (1916)
"One informant claimed the dreams must be of " buffalo who are men" or pote win
kte (hermaphrodite buffalo). Such buffalo are regarded as berdaches. ..."
5. Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians by Robert Harry Lowie (1918)
"They made a mistake with some, who became half-men and since then we have had
bate (berdaches). Red-woman said, "We forgot to give people any medicines, ..."
6. Ethnography and Philology of the Hidatsa Indians by Washington Matthews (1877)
"Such are called by the French Canadians "berdaches"; and by most whites are
incorrectly supposed to be hermaphrodites. mid mic ki, comp. pers. pron., ..."
7. Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors by John Reed Swanton (1922)
"... young boys, and berdaches, but frequently it seems to have been confined to
parched corn.4 The following descriptions of the conduct of a Florida war ..."
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