Sex And Sex Worship

Sex is at the very heart of life, and this classic illustrated study of sex, its nature and function, and its influence on art, science, architecture and religion contains a wealth of information on sex beliefs, practices and worship in other cultures and periods of history stretching back to ancient times. Drawing on a wide range of sources including private collections of erotica, Wall shows how people in other times and places have dealt with the timeless themes of sexuality, male, female, love, passion, lust, desire and worship, dealing with sex as a private practice and also as public celebration.

This edition first published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autorentext

Otto Augustus Wall

Inhalt

SEX, MODERN RELIGIONS, OTHER BELIEFS, HOW OLD 1S MANKIND, NATURE OF SEX, NATURE OF REPRODUCTION, STATUS OF WOMAN, COSMOGONIES, GEMETRIA, BIBLE OF THE GREEKS, SEX IN PLANTS AND TOTEMISM, SEX IN ANIMALS AND MANKIND, LIGHT ON A DARK SUBJECT, SOCIAL RELATIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN, GRATIFICATION OF THE SENSES, ART AND ETHICS, SCULPTURE, ART ANATOMY, CREDULITY, LYCANTHROPY, ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS IDEAS, PRIMITIVE BELIKE'S, SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GODS, THE GODS LIVED LIKE MEN, MONOGAMY, POLYGAMY; PHALLIC WORSHIP, PLANT WORSHIP, ANIMAL WORSHIP, SOME OF THE GODS, THE ETERNAL FEMININE, VIRGIN WORSHIP, ABOUT GODDESSES, SEXUAL UNION AMONG DEITIES, SERPENT WORSHIP, WORSHIP OF HEAVENLY BODIES, PHALLIC FESTIVALS, WATER, 1S THERE AN IMMORTAL SOUL?