Name: Sex in History
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Published by Abacus, 1991, softcover, illustrated, index, 488 pages, condition: very good.

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.

Far and away the most comprehensive resource on this history of sex that I have ever read, and I took a full course on the subject. Trannahill covers everything from prehistoric man, to the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egypt, China, India etc. to Christian Europe from the earliest centuries after Christ to the middle ages all the way through the modern era. The Islamic world and its influence over other places during the crusades is also covered as is America from colonial times to now. This book is indispensable. I mean, Playboy called it "required reading." That is not to say that it is less academic. It is meticulously researched and well documented. Truly a treasure for those of us who consider the history of sexuality and gender relations to be a cornerstone of historical study.

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