Jo u rn a l o f A m erica n
358
n e ls a re im p o rta n t
in th e c o n v e y a n c e o f c u ltu ra l
H o w e v e r, F ro m C a n to n
id e n tity in re s ta u ra n ts .
R esta u ra n t
to P a n d a E xp ress re m a in s
u s e fu l w o rk
c o u rs e s
th a t c o u ld
b e p ro fita b ly
o n fo o d w a y s ,
id e n tity ,
e th n ic
a n d C h in e s e
a v e ry
used
in
a n d im m ig ra n t
A m e ric a n
h is to ry
and
life .
F o lklo re 1 3 0 (2 0 1 7 )
fro m th e p o in t o f a rra n g in g
e n c o u n te r
to e n te rin g
d e s c rib e s
th e firs t e n c o u n te r,
P riv a te
L ove. and
in G e o rg ia . B y P a u l M a n n in g .
P u b lic R o m a n c e
(N o rth Y o rk : U n iv e rs ity o f T o ro n to P re s s , 2 0 1 5 .
+
P p . x x x iii
1 5 7 , a c k n o w le d g m e n ts ,
in tro d u c -
tio n , g lo s s a ry , re fe re n c e s , in d e x .)
U n iversity
p lo re s th e d is tin c tiv e
tra d itio n a l
o f th e K h e v s u rs ,
m o u n ta in s
d itio n s
e ffe c tiv e ly
a g ro u p
ex-
s e x u a l p ra c liv in g
in th e
o f th e c o u n try o f G e o rg ia . T h e ir tra -
c o u ld h a v e e a s ily b e e n lo s t a fte r th e ir
fo rc e d re s e ttle m e n t
lo v e p o e try
b y S ta lin in 1 9 5 2 , b u t th e ir
a n d th e lite ra tu re
k e p t th e K h e v s u rs
it in s p ire d
in th e m in d s
have
o f th e p e o p le
o f G e o rg ia .
K hevsur
y o u th
w e re e x p e c te d
c la n d e s tin e
e x p re s s io n s
n o t le a d in g
to s e x u a l in te rc o u rs e
re la tiv e s a n d o th e rs
n ity . T ra d itio n
o f h e te ro s e x u a l
a s w e ll a s a c o d e o f h o n o r
e n o u g h , th o s e e n c o u n te re d
tra d itio n a lly
and
fo r p h y s ic a l c o n ta c t.
p ro c e s s w o u ld n o t b e m a rita l c a n d id a te s ,
th e K h e v s u rs
d e s ire
w ith d is ta n t
fro m th e ir h o m e c o m m u -
s h a m e s e t s tric t p a ra m e te rs
In te re s tin g ly
to e n g a g e in
m a rrie d
in th e
s in c e
o u ts id e
of
th e ir o w n c o m m u n itie s .
o f id e n tity ,
C a m e ro n
M a n n in g
fo llo w s
D e b o ra h
a n d D o n K u lic k 's a p p ro a c h to s e x u a l-
ity a s a n e x p re s s io n
o f d e s ire in L a n g u a g e a n d
S exu a lity (C a m b rid g e
U n iv e rs ity
P re s s , 2 0 0 3 ).
e ro tic
M a n n in g
c o n s id e rs
K hevsur
lo v e p o e try
u n re q u ite d
b e tw e e n
s a d o r a n d th e tw o c a n d id a te s
s ib le e n c o u n te r.
e x p e c te d
is h id d e n ,
th e c irc u la tio n
o f lo v e p o e try
about
lo n g e r
c a rrie d
o f s u c h p o e try
a p p ro a c h to s e x u a lity e n d e d w ith th e ir re s e ttle -
s e lf-re s tra in e d
m e n t to th e v a lle y . T h u s , th e b u lk o f th e d a ta is
M a n n in g
th a t th is id e a o f re s tra in e d
w ith a K h e v s u r
d e s ire
is
m y th th a t G o d e s to a d d re s s
p e o p le
th ro u g h
e ffe c tiv e u s e o f p o e tic
a n d b y n o t d is c lo s in g
a n a ly z e s a s ig n ific a n t
to th e tra d itio n .
p e rio d o f tim e (1 9 1 3 -1 9 1 7 ),
fro m c re a tio n .
o c c u rre d .
1
C h a p te r 2 d e lv e s in to g irls ' c la n d e s tin e
n ig h t-
d ig e n o u s
e th n o g ra p h e rs .
th e s e h y p o th e tic a l
s c e n a rio s
g re a te r fre e d o m
in th e tra d itio n
of
le n g th y
e x c u rs u s
d a ta b e in g
e x p la n a tio n
d e s ig n e d
fo r u n d e rg ra d u a te
a n d g e ttin g u p ). H e re , c a s u a l c o n v e rs a tio n
th e ir d zm o b ilis.
M a n n in g
s a v e s fu rth e r
le a d s
A c c o rd in g
to c a s u a l s e x u a lity . T h e n ig h t c o n s is ts p rim a rily
in n o v a tio n s
o f p la y fu l, flirta tio u s
w ith in th e tra d itio n
d is c o u rs e .
e q u a ls
T h is fre e e x -
in v o lv e s jo k in g
a n d e f-
th e ir d e s ire to m a rry
to M a n n in g ,
th e s e
m o s t lik e ly e m e rg e d fro m te n s io n s
o f s h a re d
s e x u a l p ra c tic e s
its e lf. In th e c a s e o f w o m e n 's
dem ands
to b e
o f th e
s u c h a lo n g
re a d e rs .
d is c u s s io n
In s te a d ,
o n th is to p ic
fo r la te r in th e b o o k a n d c a n th e n d e fe n d b rie fly
th e v a lid ity o f th e d e s c rip tio n s .
O n e o f M a n n in g 's
a c c o m p lis h m e n ts
is th a t
h e s h o w s th e v a rie ty th a t c a n b e a c h ie v e d w ith in
b e in g p u rs u e d o u t o f in d iv id u a l in te re s t o r d u ty .
th e s e
h e te ro s e x u a llife w a y s .
P h y s ic a l in te ra c tio n
R u s s ia n la w g o v e rn in g
w h e th e r
th e e n c o u n te r
is s tric tly
d e lim ite d ,
th e b o y a s w e ll a s th e g irl e x p e c te d
re s tra in t;
p h y s ic a l in te ra c tio n
e n c o u n te r
m ig h t c o n s is t
is
w ith
to a c t w ith
d u rin g
th is firs t
o f o n ly a s lig h t e m -
3 c o n s id e rs
th e p ro c e s s o f h a v in g a
s te a d y b o y frie n d -g irlfrie n d
(d zm o b ili) re la tio n -
s h ip . K h e v s u r y o u th a re e x p e c te d
tip le o n e -tim e
e n c o u n te rs
re la tio n s h ip s
m u ltip le e n c o u n te rs
to h a v e m u l-
(sts'o rp ro b a ). M o re
d e v e lo p in th e c o u rs e o f
w ith th e s a m e p e rs o n . T h e
e m e rg e d
because
d iv o rc e
changes
in
m a d e it m o re
K u lic k 's a p p ro a c h
B y ta k in g C a m e ro n
to s e x u a lity
d e s ire , h e is a b le to p u rs u e
v illa g e .
a n d s h o w w h a t is c u ltu ra lly
p o s s ib le
o f b o th v e rb a l a n d n o n v e rb a l
c u ltu ra lly s h a p e d
T h e fin a l tw o c h a p te rs e x p lo re tre a tm e n ts
s e x u a llife w a y
p ra c tic e s
tu re a n d film . In c h a p te r 6 , M a n n in g
th e e m e rg e n c e
o f th e G e o rg ia n
of
in lite ra d e s c rib e s
e x p re s s io n s
a c a d e m ic
is s h o rte r
m o n o g ra p h
in th e 1 8 6 0 s , a n u rb a n
in te llig e n ts ia
b e . T h is w o u ld b e a g re a t b o o k to u s e w ith s tu -
e m e rg e d
in G e o rg ia w ith a d e s ire to e n lig h te n
d e n ts . It is a n e n jo y a b le re a d a b o u t a to p ic th a t
w h a t th e y c o n s id e re d
th e m o re b a c k w a rd
g io n s o f th e n a tio n . M a n n in g
re -
d e s c rib e s th e s to -
th e y c a n re la te to . M a n n in g 's d is c u s s io n s
p lic a tio n s ra n g in g fro m c o m m e rc ia ls
ie s to
In te rn e t
chat
ro o m s
K h e v s u r p e o p le fro m th is e ra a s " ro m a n tic re a l-
s tu d e n ts b e in g in tro d u c e d
is m :' T h is w a s fo llo w e d b y th e e v e n tu a l e m e r-
p o lo g y in a s p e c ific c o n te x t.
tio n a l q u a lity
th e re la tio n s h ip
fo r h e r b o y . H e r d e c is io n
about
is d e c is iv e . S h e k e e p s th is v o d k a
p rin te d
in
n e w s p a p e rs
g e n c e o f in d ig e n o u s
o f th e
e th n o g ra p h e rs
fa r-o ff
w h o c o u ld
to c e le b ra te
h is s ta b le
re la tio n s h ip .
e ro tic g e n re s a re n o t m e re ly e x p re s s e d
g irl d rin k s
m e n ts
th e v o d k a w ith a g irlfrie n d
h e r s itu a tio n .
M a n n in g
to g iv e it
th e n th e
a n d la -
e x a m in e s
lo v e
d e s c rib e
th e tra d itio n
b rid e s b e in g b ro u g h t
in d e ta il, w ith th e m o s t
d e p ic tin g
K hevsur
to th e c ity . F in a lly , in th e
th a t a llo w s re a d e rs
in a tio n s o f c o n te m p o ra ry
s u rs , a n u m b e r
m ent
a nos-
th a t v e rb a l
th e m " (p . x x v iii). H a lf o f th e b o o k is s p e n t e x -
p o e try re la te d to th e v o d k a u s e d to c o n firm
th e
ta lg ic v ie w o f K h e v s u r w a y s a n d th e b e n e fits o f
n o n v e rb a l
p lo rin g
d u ra b le
th e
m o d e rn ity
th e r c o n s id e ra tio n .
re la tio n s h ip .
I fo u n d
th is c h a p te r
u s h e re d
in b y s o c ia lis m .
in te re s t
to fo lk lo ris ts ,
is to b e c o m m e n d e d
1 9 6 0 s , a fte r th e fo rc e d re s e ttle m e n t o f th e K h e v o f S o v ie t film s p re s e n te d
w o u ld
to fo lk lo re o r a n th ro -
T h e b o o k w ill b e o f in te re s t
lo s t c u ltu re th a t c o n tin u e s
g e n re s
of ap-
and m ov-
lin g u is tic a n d c u ltu ra l a n th ro p o lo g is ts ,
a n e th n o g ra p h y
w a itin g fo r th e o c c a s io n
a s ta n d a rd
S ta rtin g
s h ip b y m a k in g
of excep-
th a n
o n th e s a m e to p ic m ig h t
rie s
vodka
in te rm s
o f d e s ire .
T h e m o n o g ra p h
in te llig e n ts ia .
a v a rie ty o f g e n re s
g irl c o n firm s th e la s tin g n a tu re o f th e re la tio n hom em ade
and
th a t fo c u s e s o n
d iffic u lt to b re a k w ith a s p o u s e fro m a d is ta n t
th e K h e v s u r
b ra c e a n d k is s .
C h a p te r
c o n c e rn s
tim e , n o v e ls w e re w ritte n
y o u th ,
th e v a lid ity
a llo w e d to m a rry th e ir d zm o b iiis, it is lik e ly th a t
fo rts to d e te rm in e
H o w e v e r, if th e b o y p ro v e s u n fa ith fu l,
of K hevsur
of
c a ll fo r a
m a y n o t b e n e e d e d in a p u b lic a tio n
frie n d s
th e s e x u a llife w a y
w o u ld
H o w e v e r,
ber of w om en announced
fo r e a c h c h a p te r. H e a rg u e s th a t " n o n lin g u is tic
g e n re s ; th e y a re c re a te d b y
e x p lo rin g
c o n s id e re d .
ly in g d o w n a n d g e ttin g u p , a n d , s e c o n d , a n u m -
in v o lv e s
aca-
tw o d e v e lo p m e n ts
d e n ts . M a n n in g
s c rib e d in lin g u is tic
In a s ta n d a rd
th e in itia l in tro d u c tio n
w h a t th e K h e v s u rs c a ll sts'o rp ro b a (ly in g d o w n
tim e v is its to b o y s . T h is e n c o u n te r
is le ft to
s c e n a rio s c ra fte d b y in -
d e m ic m o n o g ra p h ,
s ig n ific a n t w o rk d o n e in th e 1 9 2 0 s . A t th e s a m e
or de-
s o u rc e s , a n d M a n n in g
A t a ro u n d th e s a m e
F irs t, a g ro u p o f y o u th in K h e v s u re ti
in tro d u c e d
fro m s e c o n d a ry
w o rk w ith h y p o th e tic a l
th e ir n a m e s .
In c h a p te r 5 , M a n n in g
d is ru p tio n
g e n re s
s e c re tly . T h e n , th e b o y e n jo y s th e v o d k a w ith
g e n re
a re n o
d is tin c tiv e
s h o w th a t th e y a re h o n o ra b le ,
s c rib e th e s e x u a llife w a y
a v e rb a l g e n re w ith a n o n v e rb a l
c o n s id e re d
o f p ra c tic e . T h e w o m e n a u th o rs
in th e ir e x p re s s e d
a c o m m u n ity
fo r m o n th s ,
lin k in g
b e in g
o u t. T h e K h e v s u rs '
B o th th e b o y a n d th e g irl a re
th e in itia l e n c o u n te r.
am ong
and
th a t c o m e s a c ro s s
O n e o f th e c h a lle n g e s o f M a n n in g 's re s e a rc h
is th a t th e p ra c tic e s
H e o rg a n iz e s th e firs t th re e c h a p te rs , w h ic h d e fo r K h e v s u r y o u th , b y
to s e x u a lity
th e p ro c e s s m a k e s th e tra d itio n
th e s tre n g th o f d e s ire p re s e n t b e tw e e n th e s e x e s
change
In te r-
of K hevsur
a rra n g e s th e p o s -
to s h o w re s tra in t
in te re s t d u rin g
th e a m b a s -
a rg u e s
fo r K h e v s u r y o u th
c o n c e p ts
how
to b e s ig -
lo v e a s b o th a c h a s te tra d itio n
a s p ro g re s s iv e .
o f id e a ls o f lo v e . M a n n in g
th a t s in c e th e s e x u a llife w a y
e x p lo re s
n ific a n t to G e o rg ia n s . Y o u th in G e o rg ia n
n e t c h a t ro o m s re fe re n c e
g e n re s .
m o re b ro a d ly in c h a p te r 4 , e x a m in in g th e p o e tic
a v is it b y th e g irl to th e b o y 's
M a n n in g
id e a ls o f lo v e c o n tin u e
e x p re s s io n
d u ra b le
R a th e r th a n c o n s id e r s e x u a lity a s a n e x p re s s io n
is fa -
m e e ts w ith th e b o y a n d g irl s e p -
ta b lis h e d th e ir s p e c ific s e x u a llife w a y
In L o ve S to ries, P a u l M a n n in g
tic e s
w h ic h
o f n o n lin g u is tic
In th e c o n c lu s io n ,
th e K h e v s u r
c ilita te d b y a y o u n g , fe m a le elch i a m b a s s a d o r.
e x p la in s
AASLAND
A zu sa P a cific
th e p ro c e s s
th a t s p e c ific v e rb a l
T h is m e d ia to r
c o n n e c te d
E R IK
o f th e th re e in te rm s o f illu s -
tra tin g M a n n in g 's a rg u m e n t
a s a n a p p ro a c h
h o m e . H e re , th e d ia lo g u e
L anguage.
le a s t c o n v in c in g
g e n re s a re c o n s titu tiv e
In c h a p te r 1 , M a n n in g
a ra te ly , n e g o tia tin g
L o v e S to rie s :
th e firs t o n e -n ig h t
in to a s te a d y , s e c re t re la -
tio n s h ip .
o f n e g o tia tin g
359
B o o k R eview s
a n d s tu -
fo r w ritin g
to e n te r a
to c a p tu re th e im a g G e o rg ia n s . H is a rg u a re c o n s titu tiv e
g e n re s o f s e x u a lity is w o rth y
of
o f fu r-