Sexual Culture in Ancient Greece

by Daniel H. Garrison

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The only comprehensive overview of Greek sexual culture, this book sheds light on the origins of our complex attitudes regarding marriage, the rights of women, homosexuality, & the role of eroticism in art, religion, ethics, & literature. Includes 115 black & white illustrations.

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The articles in this book chart Greek attitudes to sexuality from the early days to early Christian era. The main focus lies on heterosexual sexual culture. (

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The only comprehensive overview of Greek sexual culture, this book sheds light on the origins of our complex attitudes regarding marriage, the rights of women, homosexuality, & the role of eroticism in art, religion, ethics, & literature. Includes 115 black & white illustrations.

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