This groundbreaking work draws on a vast range of research into human sexuality to demonstrate that homosexuality is not a phenomenon limited to a small minority of society, but is an aspect of a complex sexual harmony that the human race inherited from its animal ancestors. Through a survey of the patterns of sexual expression found among animals and among societies around the world, and an examination of the functional role homosexual behavior has played among animal species and human societies alike, the author arrives at some provocative conclusions: that a homosexual or bisexual phase is…mehr
This groundbreaking work draws on a vast range of research into human sexuality to demonstrate that homosexuality is not a phenomenon limited to a small minority of society, but is an aspect of a complex sexual harmony that the human race inherited from its animal ancestors. Through a survey of the patterns of sexual expression found among animals and among societies around the world, and an examination of the functional role homosexual behavior has played among animal species and human societies alike, the author arrives at some provocative conclusions: that a homosexual or bisexual phase is a normal part of sexual development, that same-sex relations play an important balancing role in regulating human reproduction, that many societies have institutionalized homosexual traditions in the past, and that the harsh condemnation of homosexuality in Western society is a relatively recent phenomenon, unique among world societies throughout history.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Independent writer James Neill has spent 12 years researching the role of homosexuality in society and in nature. A consultant in the information services industry, he worked previously in news and public affairs in Washington, D.C. as a writer and editor.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Heterosexual Myth PART I. THE INHERITANCE OF NATURE 1. Against Nature? Homosexual Behavior in the Animal World 2. The Nature People: Same-Sex Behavior Among Indigenous Peoples 3. The Inheritance of Nature: The Ambisexual Harmony of Human Sexuality PART II. AMBISEXUAL TRADITIONS IN WORLD CIVILIZATIONS 4. Same-Sex Behavior at the Dawn of Civilization 5. Love Between Warriors: Homosexual Customs of the Early Indo-Europeans 6. Greek Homosexuality: The Age of Heroes-Love-Inspired Valor 7. Greek Homosexuality: Educational Homosexuality in Classical Greece 8. Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome: Homosexual Customs in the Republic and Early Empire 9. Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome: The Christianized Empire and the Foundations of Western Homophobia 10. A Regal Love: The Ancient Traditions of Same-Sex Love in China 11. Monks and Warriors: A Thousand Years of Noble Love in Japan 12. Homosexual Love in the World of Islam PART III. SEXUAL NEUROSIS IN WESTERN SOCIETY 13. Medieval Europe: Sexual Tolerance in the Age of Chivalry 14. Medieval Europe: The Propagation of Neurosis 15. Authoritarian Religion versus Human Ambisexuality 16. Nature Out of Balance: Sexual Neurosis in Modern Society Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Heterosexual Myth PART I. THE INHERITANCE OF NATURE 1. Against Nature? Homosexual Behavior in the Animal World 2. The Nature People: Same-Sex Behavior Among Indigenous Peoples 3. The Inheritance of Nature: The Ambisexual Harmony of Human Sexuality PART II. AMBISEXUAL TRADITIONS IN WORLD CIVILIZATIONS 4. Same-Sex Behavior at the Dawn of Civilization 5. Love Between Warriors: Homosexual Customs of the Early Indo-Europeans 6. Greek Homosexuality: The Age of Heroes-Love-Inspired Valor 7. Greek Homosexuality: Educational Homosexuality in Classical Greece 8. Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome: Homosexual Customs in the Republic and Early Empire 9. Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome: The Christianized Empire and the Foundations of Western Homophobia 10. A Regal Love: The Ancient Traditions of Same-Sex Love in China 11. Monks and Warriors: A Thousand Years of Noble Love in Japan 12. Homosexual Love in the World of Islam PART III. SEXUAL NEUROSIS IN WESTERN SOCIETY 13. Medieval Europe: Sexual Tolerance in the Age of Chivalry 14. Medieval Europe: The Propagation of Neurosis 15. Authoritarian Religion versus Human Ambisexuality 16. Nature Out of Balance: Sexual Neurosis in Modern Society Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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