Onnagata: a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater

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Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering -- Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata -- Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale -- Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass -- Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm -- Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass -- Canonization: creating onnagata traditions -- Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts -- Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel -- Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds -- Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity -- Origins of onnagata: modern reformation -- Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood -- Epilogue: the journey continues. Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering -- Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata -- Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale -- Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass -- Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm -- Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass -- Canonization: creating onnagata traditions -- Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts -- Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel -- Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds -- Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity -- Origins of onnagata: modern reformation -- Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood -- Epilogue: the journey continues.