Sexuality And The Devil

Author : Edward J. Tejirian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317211075

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Sexuality and the Devil by Edward J. Tejirian Pdf

At the time of publication our understanding of sexuality relied heavily on biology, and also on morality, as was particularly evident when homosexuality and bisexuality were discussed. In this title, originally published in 1990, the author presents a compelling case for viewing the sexual dimension of life through an understanding of its symbols. The potent figure of the devil serves as his avenue of approach. In the first part of the book, the author presents a detailed case history of a young man who began psychoanalytic therapy with him because of a terrifying conviction that he could be possessed by the devil. In the course of therapy it emerged that the devil had entered into his consciousness as a vehicle to express a complex of homosexual wishes and fears that were deeply troubling to a man whose life history had been entirely heterosexual. The author argues that the assumptions about male psychology that came to pervade psychoanalytic theory after Freud’s death could not account for the nature of this young man’s conflicts or for the outcome of the analysis. In the second part of the book, the author cites historical and anthropological data to demonstrate that the depth and breadth of male psychology extend beyond the limits of what was considered normal by the neoconservative theorists who revised Freud’s theories to exclude his ideas about bisexuality. Rejecting the reduction of sexuality to biology, the author asserts that sexuality can be properly regarded as symbolic, in the same way that meaningful works of art and rituals are symbolic. The power of sexual images and actions comes from their ability to combine important meaning with intensely felt emotion. Finally, the author examines the way in which culture affects sexuality through its control of consciousness and its influence on what kinds of sexual symbols may be utilized and what kinds of meanings they may express.

Author : Edward J. Tejirian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317211082

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Sexuality and the Devil by Edward J. Tejirian Pdf

At the time of publication our understanding of sexuality relied heavily on biology, and also on morality, as was particularly evident when homosexuality and bisexuality were discussed. In this title, originally published in 1990, the author presents a compelling case for viewing the sexual dimension of life through an understanding of its symbols. The potent figure of the devil serves as his avenue of approach. In the first part of the book, the author presents a detailed case history of a young man who began psychoanalytic therapy with him because of a terrifying conviction that he could be possessed by the devil. In the course of therapy it emerged that the devil had entered into his consciousness as a vehicle to express a complex of homosexual wishes and fears that were deeply troubling to a man whose life history had been entirely heterosexual. The author argues that the assumptions about male psychology that came to pervade psychoanalytic theory after Freud’s death could not account for the nature of this young man’s conflicts or for the outcome of the analysis. In the second part of the book, the author cites historical and anthropological data to demonstrate that the depth and breadth of male psychology extend beyond the limits of what was considered normal by the neoconservative theorists who revised Freud’s theories to exclude his ideas about bisexuality. Rejecting the reduction of sexuality to biology, the author asserts that sexuality can be properly regarded as symbolic, in the same way that meaningful works of art and rituals are symbolic. The power of sexual images and actions comes from their ability to combine important meaning with intensely felt emotion. Finally, the author examines the way in which culture affects sexuality through its control of consciousness and its influence on what kinds of sexual symbols may be utilized and what kinds of meanings they may express.

Author : Lyndal Roper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134845507

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Oedipus and the Devil by Lyndal Roper Pdf

This bold and imaginative book marks out a different route towards understanding the body, and its relationship to culture and subjectivity. Amongst other subjects, Lyndal Roper deals with the nature of masculinity and feminity.

Author : Candice Black
Publisher : Wet Angel Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Magic
ISBN : 1902588754

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Satanica Sexualis by Candice Black Pdf

Comprehensive encyclopaedia of that forbidden area where sex, black magic and the Devil meet in an unholy and lascivious fusion. Subjects covered include not only the history of sex and witchcraft, but also sex and Satan in cinema, literature, art and graphics. With its focus on the psycho-sexual deliria of witchcraft and Satanism and heavily illustrated throughout, Satanica Sexualis is a modern manual in the tradition of Krafft-Ebing, an essential reference tool for all those intrigued, inspired or enslaved by the meshing of sex and Satan.

Author : Keely Stauter-Halsted
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501701665

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The Devil's Chain by Keely Stauter-Halsted Pdf

In the half-century before Poland’s long-awaited political independence in 1918, anxiety surrounding the country’s burgeoning sex industry fueled nearly constant public debate. The Devil’s Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class. Keely Stauter-Halsted situates the preoccupation with prostitution in the context of Poland’s struggle for political independence and its difficult transition to modernity. She traces the Poles’ growing anxiety about white slavery, venereal disease, and eugenics by examining the regulation of the female body, the rise of medical authority, and the role of social reformers in addressing the problem of paid sex. Stauter-Halsted argues that the sale of sex was positioned at the juncture of mass and elite cultures, affecting nearly every aspect of urban life and bringing together sharply divergent social classes in what had long been a radically stratified society. She captures the experiences of the impoverished women who turned to the streets and draws a vivid picture of the social milieu that shaped their choices. The Devil’s Chain demonstrates that discussions of prostitution and its attendant disorders—sexual deviancy, alcoholism, child abuse, vagrancy, and other related problems—reflected differing visions for the future of the Polish nation.

Author : Lyndal Roper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:472756180

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Oedipus and the Devil by Lyndal Roper Pdf

Author : Ryan Willey
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1980242062

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Becoming the Devil They Fear by Ryan Willey Pdf

Becoming the Devil They Fear: A Gay Book of Shadows has many journal entries in regards to Ryan Willey's past struggles of embracing his sexuality and being himself in right-wing religious communities. It also shows how he outgrew Christianity but still has respect for Christian friends who do him no harm. It's a Book of Shadows with relatable spells to his journal entries and includes magical correspondence tables, rituals, prayers and paranormal experiences. Ryan Willey is the Canadian Wiccan author of Becoming the Devil They Fear: A Gay Book of Shadows from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. You can "Like" his author page on Facebook at facebook.com/ryanwilleyauthor. You can read his blog at witchywilley.blogspot.ca. Has Ryan become the devil his past religious communities fear? Or is there another meaning behind the title?

Author : Zeb Tortorici
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520288157

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Sexuality and the Unnatural in Colonial Latin America by Zeb Tortorici Pdf

The essays in this book examine how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, including acts officially deemed to be "against nature"(sodomy, bestiality, and masturbation) along with others that approximated the unnatural (hermaphroditism, incest, sex with the devil, solicitation in the confessional, erotic religious visions, and the desecration of holy images. ).

Author : R. E. L. Masters
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781789125191

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Eros and Evil by R. E. L. Masters Pdf

Eros and Evil is the first systematic modern study of the sexual behavior of witches (and of witch hunters) and, as such, is an important contribution to psychological literature. Emphasizing the period between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries (the witch era, when sexual licentiousness in fact and fantasy was rampant), R. E. L. Masters contends that intercourse with devils and demons was the central fact of witchcraft. His discussion ranges over such subjects as the anatomy of the devil, the sexual psychology of demons, and erotic cannibalism, and he shows how hysteria, mental disorders, and drugs may explain some of demonic sexuality’s strangest aspects. Most significantly, Eros and Evil throws light on the origins and development of Western sexual (or antisexual) morals. No other work makes so clear the superstitious and often diseased foundation of the sexual code by which we are still attempting to live. This edition of Eros and Evil, first published in 1962, contains the complete text of Ludovico Maria Sinistrari’s Demoniality, one of the great classics of demonology.

Author : Jerrold Greenberg,Clint Bruess,Sarah Conklin
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780763776602

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Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality by Jerrold Greenberg,Clint Bruess,Sarah Conklin Pdf

Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, Fourth Edition addresses all aspects of sexuality—biological, spiritual, psychological, and sociocultural—and presents the information both factually and impartially.Throughout the text, students will find an emphasis on health and well-being based on the assumption that we are all sexual beings and that sexuality should be viewed in its totality. Students are encouraged to explore the varied dimensions of human sexuality and see how each affects their own personal sexuality, sexual health, and sexual responsibility.

Author : Andréa de Nerciat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Erotic stories, English
ISBN : OCLC:1113929779

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The Devil in the Flesh by Andréa de Nerciat Pdf

Author : Abdelwahab Bouhdiba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135030377

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Sexuality in Islam by Abdelwahab Bouhdiba Pdf

Originally published in 1985. Beginning with the Qur’an, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba confronts the question of male supremacy in Islam, and the strict separation of the masculine and the feminine. He gives an account of purification practices, of Islamic attitudes towards homosexuality, concubinage, legal marriage and of the sexual taboos laid down by the Qur’an. He assesses present-day sexual practice, including eroticism, misogyny and mysticism and concludes that the sexual alienation – and even oppression – of modern Muslim women is the result not of the Islamic vision of sexuality, but of social and economic pressures.

Author : Merry E Wiesner-Hanks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429535611

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Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World by Merry E Wiesner-Hanks Pdf

Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World surveys the ways in which people from the time of Luther and Columbus to that of Thomas Jefferson used Christian ideas and institutions to regulate and shape sexual norms and conduct, and examines the impact of their efforts. Global in scope and geographic in organization, the book contains chapters on Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, and North America. It explores key topics, including marriage and divorce, fornication and illegitimacy, clerical sexuality, same-sex relations, witchcraft and love magic, moral crimes, and interracial relationships. The book sets its findings within the context of many historical fields, including the history of gender and sexuality, and of colonialism and race. Each chapter in this third edition has been updated to reflect new scholarship, particularly on the actual lived experience of people around the world. This has resulted in expanded coverage of nearly every issue, including notions of the body and of honor, gendered religious symbols, religious and racial intermarriage, sexual and gender fluidity, the process of conversion, the interweaving of racial identity and religious ideologies, and the role of Indigenous and enslaved people in shaping Christian traditions and practices. It is ideal for students of the history of sexuality, early modern Christianity, and early modern gender.

Author : Lee Huxley
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781467003254

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Sex and the Devil's Wager by Lee Huxley Pdf

Anti-erotic elements in feminism have joined forces with Islam and Christianity to condemn prostitution, the male gaze and the natural love men have for the feminine body as a symbol of universal beauty. The author, whose religion is based in Tantra regards these attitudes both wrong and offensive to pagans. Lee Huxley, claims to be a knower - an enlightened one who sees with the third eye and whose wisdom and lateral thinking demonstrate his special insights in this book. Lee knows the truth the unthinkable that Jesus Christ, the hellfire and damnation preacher, is not the Son of God but the Son of Evil. If Christ is the Son of Evil, then Lee argues from this basis, that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are blasphemies. This book asks how Western civilization could be founded on lies, delusions and blasphemies that even today are still taken seriously. This book is the result of a lifetime of research which has culminated in the formulation of the Devils Wager. The Devils Wager challenges you, the reader, to name any moral idea from the worst evildoers of history that is as evil as the central teaching of the Bible and the Koran, namely that God will resurrect the human race and torture most of them in hell for all eternity. Fifty per cent of the damned will be women. The male God of monotheism is a hellfire pyromaniac: Jesus Christ and Allah are arsonists who burn women alive! This is the feminist issue of our times. Lee uses the writings of theologian and lapsed Catholic Mary Daly, one of the greatest feminist thinkers, to explain their common conviction that feminism must now assume the role of the Antichrist and bring an end to monotheism!

Author : Ruth Mazo Karras,Katherine E. Pierpont
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000859270

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Sexuality in Medieval Europe by Ruth Mazo Karras,Katherine E. Pierpont Pdf

Now in its fourth edition, Sexuality in Medieval Europe provides a lively account of a society whose attitudes toward sexuality both were ancestral to, and differed from, contemporary ones. The volume is structured not by types of sexual interactions or deviance, but to reflect the difference in gendered experiences when sex is seen as an act one person does to another. Sexual activity, within and outside of marriage, as well as sexual inactivity, had different meanings based on gender, social status, religious affiliation, and more. This book considers these iterations of medieval sexuality in its effort to show there was no single medieval attitude towards sexuality. With an emphasis on Christian Western Europe over the entire course of the Middle Ages, it also includes comparative material on neighboring cultures at the time. Alongside being reworked for further clarity and readability, the fourth edition offers substantial new material on trans scholarship and methodological attempts to recoup a trans past; changes in the treatment of sex work and its terminology; and new material on Byzantine and Muslim culture. Sexuality in Medieval Europe is an essential resource for all those who study medieval history, medieval culture, and the history of sexuality in Europe.