A cultural history of sexuality in the classical world

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A cultural history of sexuality in the classical world

edited by Mark Golden and Peter Toohey

(A cultural history of sexuality / general editor, Julie Peakman, v. 1)

Bloomsbury, 2014

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  • : pbk

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Originally published: Oxford : Berg, 2011

Bibliography: p. [261]-303

Includes indexes

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781472539205

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

Preface Series Acknowledgements Acknowledgements List of Illustrations 1 Introduction 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
Volume

: hb ISBN 9781847888006

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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