The Origins of Sex [electronic resource] : A History of the First Sexual Revolution
Faramerz Dabhoiwala2012
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Nowadays we believe that consenting adults have the freedom to do what they like
with their own bodies. We publicise and celebrate sex; we discuss it endlessly;
we are obsessed with the sex lives of celebrities. We think it wrong that in
other cultures people suffer for their sexual orientation, that women are
treated as second-class citizens, or that adulterers are put to death. Yet until
quite recently our own society was like this too. For most of western history,
all sex outside marriage was illegal, and the church, the state, and ordinary
people all devoted huge efforts to suppressing and punishing it. This was a
central feature of Christian civilization, one that had steadily grown in
importance since the early middle ages.
In this brilliant, ground-breaking book, Faramerz Dabhoiwala describes in
dramatic detail how, between 1600 and 1800, this entire world view was shattered
by revolutionary new ideas - that sex is a private matter; that morality cannot
be imposed...
Main title:
The Origins of Sex [electronic resource] : A History of the First Sexual Revolution / Faramerz Dabhoiwala
Author:
Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
College/higher education
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141971483
Language:
English
BRN:
436428
Electronic access:
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |