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Book Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity

Download or read book Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity

Download or read book Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity written by Alcide Bonneau and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Book The Medieval Chastity Belt

Download or read book The Medieval Chastity Belt written by A. Classen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands.

Book The Way of a Virgin  Being Excerpts from Rare  Curious and Diverting Books

Download or read book The Way of a Virgin Being Excerpts from Rare Curious and Diverting Books written by L. Brovan and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Europe, young girls who are not very virtuous, and who have studied all the various forms of flirtation, are most generally passed off as virgins when they marry. Even when it does not really exist, there are many ways by which a virginity—which perhaps has been sold over and over again by expert and clever procuresses—can be simulated. A little time before going to the nuptial bed, the girl inserts into her vagina a few drops of pigeon's blood; or in some cases she selects for her wedding day the last day of menstruation. A sponge, skillfully placed, allows the blood to flow at the moment of the catastrophe, when a sudden 'Oh!' announces to the unsuspecting husband that the temple has been violated for the first time, and that the veil of the sanctum sanctorum has really been rent by him. Add also to these methods injections so astringent that, at the required time, they will give to a prostitute, whose gap has been widened by a thousand customers, a tightness greater than that of a real virgin." The more one examines the question, the more one is convinced that virginity or chastity has come to be regarded as a spiritual and moral asset only in civilised, or comparatively civilised, society. "In considering the moral quality of chastitiy among savages," writes Havelock Ellis (Studies in the Psychology of Sex, vol. 6, p. 147), "we must carefully separate that chastity which among semiprimitive peoples is exclusively imposed upon women. This has no moral quality whatever, for it is not exercised as a useful discipline, but merely enforced in order to heigthen the economic and erotic value of women. "Many authorities believe that the regard for women as property furnishes the true reason for the widespread insistence on virginity in brides. Thus A. B. Ellis, speaking of the West Coast of Africa (Yoruha Speaking Peoples, pp. 183 et seq.), says that girls of good class are bethroded as mere children, and are carefully guarded from men, while girls of lower class are seldom bethroded, and may lead any life they choose." Virginity in woman, it seems, has been set on a pedestal unsupported by history, science, or investigation. It is obviously the outcome of man's desire, when he buys or acquires, to obtain unsoiled goods. Comes a time, however, when the value of these so-called unsoiled goods grows questionable. Something virgin, in terms of common sense, is not necessarily something valuable; here enters the thinking, and, ultimately, the erotic, element. Let a man fall to asking why he demands virginity, and he will speedily begin to realise that it is the last thing he requires. Virginity spells ignorance, awkwardness and obstacles; maturity means understanding and co-operation. Thus, by easy stages, we reach the conclusion, mentioned by Havelock Ellis and quoted above, that for most men, whether they realise it or not, the love-wise woman has a greater erotic value than the virgin.[14] Quoting Westermarck (History of Human Marriage), he goes on to refer to the fact that the seduction of an unmarried girl "is chiefly, if not exclusively, regarded as an offence against the parents or family of the girl," and there is no indication that it is ever held by savages that any wrong has been done to the woman herself.

Book Anthologica Rarissima  The Way of a Virgin

Download or read book Anthologica Rarissima The Way of a Virgin written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a unique collection of rare and lesser-known writings compiled by Various. This anthology delves into the lives and experiences of virtuous women throughout history, shedding light on their struggles, triumphs, and wisdom. The literary style varies from poetry to prose, creating a rich and multifaceted exploration of the theme of virtue and virginity in different cultures and time periods. The book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in feminist literature, religious studies, and gender studies, offering a fresh perspective on the traditional portrayal of virgins in literature. Various's meticulous curation showcases the depth and complexity of the female experience, inviting readers to reconsider the significance of virginity in society. Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a thought-provoking and compelling read that challenges conventional norms and sparks meaningful discussions on women's roles and identities.

Book Bookleggers and Smuthounds

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  • Author : Jay A. Gertzman
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 2011-09-02
  • ISBN : 0812205855
  • Pages : 428 pages

Download or read book Bookleggers and Smuthounds written by Jay A. Gertzman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the two world wars, at a time when both sexual repression and sexual curiosity were commonplace, New York was the center of the erotic literature trade in America. The market was large and contested, encompassing not just what might today be considered pornographic material but also sexually explicit fiction of authors such as James Joyce, Theodore Dreiser, and D.H. Lawrence; mail-order manuals; pulp romances; and "little dirty comics." Bookleggers and Smuthounds vividly brings to life this significant chapter in American publishing history, revealing the subtle, symbiotic relationship between the publishers of erotica and the moralists who attached them—and how the existence of both groups depended on the enduring appeal of prurience. By keeping intact the association of sex with obscenity and shameful silence, distributors of erotica simultaneously provided the antivice crusaders with a public enemy. Jay Gertzman offers unforgettable portrayals of the "pariah capitalists" who shaped the industry, and of the individuals, organizations, and government agencies that sought to control them. Among the most compelling personalities we meet are the notorious publisher Samuel Roth, "the Prometheus of the Unprintable," and his nemesis, John Sumner, head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, a man aggressive in his pursuit of pornographers and in his quest for a morally united—and ethnically homogeneous—America.

Book TENABILITY OF THE BASIC CLAIM FOR SOME RADICAL INNOVATIONS IN MAN S SEXUAL LIFE

Download or read book TENABILITY OF THE BASIC CLAIM FOR SOME RADICAL INNOVATIONS IN MAN S SEXUAL LIFE written by Charles William Margold and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Enclosure of Woman

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  • Author : Jean-Marie Kauth
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 636 pages

Download or read book The Enclosure of Woman written by Jean-Marie Kauth and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Papyrus

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  • Release : 1904
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 552 pages

Download or read book The Papyrus written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Papyrus

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  • Release : 1905
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  • Pages : 416 pages

Download or read book Papyrus written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Book Auction Records

Download or read book Book Auction Records written by Frand Karslake and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A priced and annotated annual record of London, New York and Edinburgh book-auctions.

Book Book auction Records

Download or read book Book auction Records written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Legislative Document

Download or read book Legislative Document written by New York (State). Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ethnology of the Sixth Sense

Download or read book The Ethnology of the Sixth Sense written by X (Dr. Jacobus) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sex Freedom and Social Control

Download or read book Sex Freedom and Social Control written by Charles William Margold and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 2036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: