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It's also been observed that when it comes to tribal gender-roles and the tasks and taboos differentiated between them, there are really three gender roles - men, women, and shamans. Regardless of the shaman's [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation,]] they are permitted to do what is not permitted, because their position sets them apart, and because doing so gives them power. Male ergi shamans could be around women in childbirth without harm to themselves; women ergi shamans could touch sacred objects usually restricted from female contact. |
It's also been observed that when it comes to tribal gender-roles and the tasks and taboos differentiated between them, there are really three gender roles - men, women, and shamans. Regardless of the shaman's [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation,]] they are permitted to do what is not permitted, because their position sets them apart, and because doing so gives them power. Male ergi shamans could be around women in childbirth without harm to themselves; women ergi shamans could touch sacred objects usually restricted from female contact. |
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== Transfeminine Ergi == |
== Transfeminine Ergi/Argr == |
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Transfeminine Ergi are often deemed as a "soft man", which almost all Shamans dreaded to be told to do by the spirits. Still, some received the command anyway, and had to go along with it or be killed. Some AMAB individuals apparently preferred death to going through this transformation, and received it. Many who started this transition did not go all the way through to the end. The transition starts with a change of hairstyle to that of the female roles, and then progresses to a change of clothing. The final phase has them changing their job roles in the tribe, taking on the tasks of their new gender, and marrying partners appropriate to their new role. |
Transfeminine Ergi are often deemed as a "soft man", which almost all Shamans dreaded to be told to do by the spirits. Still, some received the command anyway, and had to go along with it or be killed. Some AMAB individuals apparently preferred death to going through this transformation, and received it. Many who started this transition did not go all the way through to the end. The transition starts with a change of hairstyle to that of the female roles, and then progresses to a change of clothing. The final phase has them changing their job roles in the tribe, taking on the tasks of their new gender, and marrying partners appropriate to their new role. |
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