A cultural history of sexuality in the classical world
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A cultural history of sexuality in the classical world
(A cultural history of sexuality / general editor, Julie Peakman, v. 1)
Berg, 2011
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In the classical world
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-303) and indexes
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Description
Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today, the meanings the Ancients associated with these acts were often utterly different from our own. Both idea and practice also varied within antiquity, shaped by locale, history, social class, age, legal status, and gender. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 350 CE, A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World covers sexual practices, feelings, and ideas from the time of Homer to the transformation of the Roman Empire.
A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Mark Golden (University of Winnipeg, Canada) and Peter Toohey (University of Calgary, Canada)
2 Heterosexuality
Susan Lape (University of Southern California, USA)
3 Homosexuality
Daniel Ogden (University of Exeter, UK)
4 Sexual Variations: Sexual Peculiarities of the Ancient Greeks and Romans
John Younger (University of Kansas, USA)
5 Sex, Religion, and the Law
Esther Eidinow (Newman University College, Birmingham, UK)
6 Sex, Medicine, and Disease
Helen King (University of Reading, UK)
7 Sex, Popular Beliefs, and Culture
Holt Parker (University of Cincinnati, USA)
8 Prostitution
Allison Glazebrook (Brock University, Canada)
9 Erotica: Visual Representation of Greek and Roman Sexual Culture
John R. Clarke (University of Texas, USA)
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Subject Index
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