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Sex in History - Reay Tannahill
Sex in History
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"Sex in History" chronicles the pleasures- and perils- of the flesh from the time of mankind's distant ancestors to the modern day; from a sexual act which was bried, crude and purposeful, to the myriad varieties of contemporary sexual mores. Reay Tannahill's scholarly, yet accessible study... show more
"Sex in History" chronicles the pleasures- and perils- of the flesh from the time of mankind's distant ancestors to the modern day; from a sexual act which was bried, crude and purposeful, to the myriad varieties of contemporary sexual mores.

Reay Tannahill's scholarly, yet accessible study ranges from the earliest form of contraception (one Egyptian concoction included crocodile dung) to some latter- day misconceptions about it- like the men who joined their lovers in taking the pill 'just to be on the safe side.' It surveys all manner of sexual practice, preference and position (the acrobatic 'wheelbarrow' position, the strenuous 'hovering butterflies' position...) and draws on souces as diverse as THE ADMIRABLE DISCOURSES OF THE PLAIN GIRL, the EXHIBTION OF FEMALE FLAGELLANTS, IMPORTANT MATTERS OF THE JADE CHAMBER and THE ROMANCE OF CHASTISEMENT.

Whether writing on androgyny, courtly love, flagellation or zoophilia, Turkish eunuch's Greek dildoes, Taoist sex manuals or Japanses geisha girls, Reay Tannahill is consistently enlightening and entertaining.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780812861150 (0812861159)
ASIN: 812861159
Publisher: Madison Books
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
3.5
Half of this book is really gender in history, which is fine. I'm not sure how much of the earlier chapters would be changed due to recent discoveries, but there are some interesting theories in this book. Great footnotes though.
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha rated it
4.0 Review: Sex in History by Reay Tannahill
So I last added to this loooong post in October 2013 - and along with many others I forgot to update it when I finished it. And now (May 2014) the book's in storage. However the up side of this is that are now a massive amount of quotes for you to read below, that will give you a very good idea of w...
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