Fry P
J Homosex. 1985 Summer;11(3-4):137-53. doi: 10.1300/j082v11n03_09.
This paper examines the relationship between male homosexuality and the Afro-Brazilian possession cults in Belém do Parà. After a discussion of the literature follows a description of the cults' beliefs, rites and social organization. Male sex roles are then discussed and the two categories, bicha and man, analyzed. It is noted that there is no term which is equivalent to the western category of "homosexual" in this taxonomic system. After putting forward folk explanations for the presence of many bichas in the cults, an analysis is put forward of the social rewards available to bichas within these cults, and the structural relationship between homosexuality and these regions in terms of their congruent marginality vis-à-vis "normal society."
本文探讨了男性同性恋与帕拉州贝伦市的非裔巴西附身崇拜之间的关系。在对相关文献进行讨论之后，描述了这些崇拜的信仰、仪式和社会组织。接着讨论了男性性别角色，并对“比恰”和“男人”这两个类别进行了分析。需要注意的是，在这个分类体系中，没有与西方“同性恋”类别相对应的术语。在提出关于这些崇拜中存在众多“比恰”的民间解释之后，分析了“比恰”在这些崇拜中可获得的社会回报，以及同性恋与这些地区在相对于“正常社会”的同等边缘性方面的结构关系。
