Download or read book Japan s Sexual Gods written by Stephen Turnbull and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan’s Sexual Gods is an authoritative and original work that describes the unique deities represented by sexual objects in certain Japanese shrines and temples. Hundreds of sexual shrines still exist in spite of previous repression and range from the Tagata Shrine with its well-known giant festival phallus to small obscure places. Many also contain female sexual imagery and some phalluses act in a protective role. The study is based on observations of over 500 sexual sites including phallic festivals, many of which are modern inventions created purely for commercial reasons. The study makes an assessment of the place of sexual beliefs in modern Japan and includes almost 300 stunning original photographs, a glossary and a highly detailed map.
Download or read book Sacred Narrative written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984-11-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Dundes defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This new volume brings together classic statements on the theory of myth by the authors. The twenty-two essays by leading experts on myth represent comparative, functionalist, myth-ritual, Jungian, Freudian, and structuralist approaches to studying the genre.
Download or read book The Domesticated Penis written by Loretta A. Cormier and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Domesticated Penis is the first anthropological history of the penis, incorporating evidence from evolutionary theory, primatology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology"--
Download or read book Marriage The Earthly Heaven written by Bshara Salem and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PREFACE This is such a funny world where for everything that we do we need a license, and for each and every license we go to school, spend hours, days and even years of studies, but that is not enough, we have to be subjugated to a test. If we pass this test we will be granted a diploma, a certificate or a license and then we will be qualified to practice whatever we have learned. A food handler is not allowed to work in a kitchen unless he/she passes a test on the rules and regulations of how to handle food and then he/she will be granted a permit to work in the food industry. A lawyer will spend years of intense studies and still would not be permitted to practice law unless he/she passes the bar exam. A physician, a pharmacist, a smog check tester, a hair stylist, a nurse, a dental assistant, a chiropractor, and mostly any kind of job that will affect any other individual would need an intense course of studies and an exam before a license is granted. But the most important of professions, the one on which the future of the country depends on, the one that the future of the society and the future of the family relies on, the one that causes happiness and pleasure or sadness and depression, the one that makes scholars and professionals or drug addicts and prostitutes of the children does not need a course of studies, but anyone can go and get a license, no questions asked. This most important license of them all is the MARRIAGE LICENSE. It does not mean, however, that dooms-day is at the door. It only means that if marriage is not going to be taken seriously, the family as a whole will crumble from all the side effects of divorces, separations, quarrels and lack of communication. And this is why each individual who is married or thinks of marriage should learn its ABC-s regardless of whether the government will mandate a school program in all its high schools for that purpose or offer marriage courses with tests before it grants a marriage license. Until we find other means, marriage will continue to be the only way for the continuance of the human survival as it is known today. There is no doubt that life will continue as long as the powerful among us will not use their ingenuity of mass destruction and turn our little planet into ashes. It is very important to know something about the history of mankind and figure out the truths and the lies that the media showers us with every single day. Once we figure the truth, it will be very easy to handle our lives in a more positive way. History was greatly distorted and this book tackles a few of those distortions so that marriage will be meaningful, significant and rewarding. The book is full of real short stories, about different people and different problems, many people can and will identify with one or more of those real stories, simply because they are common, and each of them happened to too many people. The purpose was to expose those situations anonymously, find solutions and hope that they will benefit others before they fall in the same situation, and not to demote or promote the character of any of the readers. This informative book is for all, married or single, rich or poor, religious or atheists even democrats or republicans, so as to live a very loving, rewarding and pleasant life, and so as to see the hidden problems that might lie ahead, and solve them before they destroy the family structure which is the basic foundation of the whole society and thus the whole country.
Download or read book Infertility in the Male written by Larry I. Lipshultz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gold standard text has kept its readers abreast of rapid advancements in reproductive medicine and surgery since 1983. Continuing this tradition, this fifth edition has been fully updated and revised to provide clear, didactic advice on best practice for a variety of clinical situations faced by practitioners across many specialties - including urologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, medical endocrinologists and many in internal medicine and family practice who see men with suboptimal fertility and reproductive problems. Completely restructured to include pedagogical features such as easily accessible key concepts that cement understanding and real-world use. Covering everything from foundations of anatomy and embryology, through clinical evaluation, diagnostic approaches, treatment and fertility care in context within the healthcare system and society, thrilling advances and future directions are also included. This new edition is an essential reference for all who are working in this young and rapidly evolving field.
Download or read book Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism written by Thomas Inman and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1874-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Introduction The story of phallicism by L A Stone Sex the foundation of the God idea by Eliza B Gamble Religious ideas in Japanese phallicism by G Kat Phallicism in Japan by E Buckley written by Lee Alexander Stone and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Phallicism written by Lee Alexander Stone and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Phallic Worship A Description of The Mysteries of The Sex Worship of The Ancients With The History of The Masculine Cross written by Anonymous and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex Worship has prevailed among all peoples of ancient times, sometimes contemporaneous and often mixed with Star, Serpent, and Tree Worship. The powers of nature were sexualised and endowed with the same feelings, passions, and performing the same functions as human beings. Among the ancients, whether the Sun, the Serpent, or the Phallic Emblem was worshipped, the idea was the same—the veneration of the generative principle. Thus we find a close relationship between the various mythologies of the ancient nations, and by a comparison of the creeds, ideas, and symbols, can see that they spring from the same source, namely, the worship of the forces and operations of nature, the original of which was doubtless Sun worship. It is not necessary to prove that in primitive times the Sun must have been worshipped under various names, and venerated as the Creator, Light, Source of Life, and the Giver of Food. In the earliest times the worship of the generative power was of the most simple and pure character, rude in manner, primitive in form, pure in idea, the homage of man to the supreme power, the Author of life. Afterwards the worship became more depraved, a religion of feeling, sensuous bliss, corrupted by a priesthood who were not slow to take advantage of this state of affairs, and inculcated with it profligate and mysterious ceremonies, union of gods with women, religious prostitution and other degrading rites. Thus it was not long before the emblems lost their pure and simple meaning and became licentious statues and debased objects. Hence we have the depraved ceremonies at the worship of Bacchus, who became, not only the representative of the creative power, but the God of pleasure and licentiousness. The corrupted religion always found eager votaries, willing to be captives to a pleasant bondage by the impulse of physical bliss, as was the case in India and Egypt, and among the Phœnicians, Babylonians, Jews and other nations. Sex worship once personified became the supreme and governing deity, enthroned as the ruling God over all; dissent therefrom was impious and punished. The priests of the worship compelled obedience; monarchs complied to the prevailing faith and became willing devotees to the shrines of Isis and Venus on the one hand, and of Bacchus and Priapus on the other, by appealing to the most animating passion of nature.
Download or read book Shinto Shrines written by Joseph Cali and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of books that explain the religion and its philosophy, this work is the first in English to focus on sites where Shinto has been practiced since the dawn of Japanese history. In an extensive introductory section, authors Joseph Cali and John Dougill delve into the fascinating aspects of Shinto, clarifying its relationship with Buddhism as well as its customs, symbolism, and pilgrimage routes. This is followed by a fully illustrated guide to 57 major Shinto shrines throughout Japan, many of which have been designated World Heritage Sites or National Treasures. In each comprehensive entry, the authors highlight important spiritual and physical features of the individual shrines (architecture, design, and art), associated festivals, and enshrined gods. They note the prayers offered and, for travelers, the best times to visit. With over 125 color photographs and 50 detailed illustrations of archetypical Shinto objects and shrines, this volume will enthrall not only those interested in religion but also armchair travelers and visitors to Japan alike. Whether you are planning to visit the actual sites or take a virtual journey, this guide is the perfect companion. Visit Joseph Cali’s Shinto Shrines of Japan: The Blog Guide: http://shintoshrinesofjapanblogguide.blogspot.jp/. Visit John Dougill’s Green Shinto, “dedicated to the promotion of an open, international and environmental Shinto”: http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/.
Download or read book The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion written by Leo Steinberg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1983, Leo Steinberg's classic work has changed the viewing habits of a generation. After centuries of repression and censorship, the sexual component in thousands of revered icons of Christ is restored to visibility. Steinberg's evidence resides in the imagery of the overtly sexed Christ, in Infancy and again after death. Steinberg argues that the artists regarded the deliberate exposure of Christ's genitalia as an affirmation of kinship with the human condition. Christ's lifelong virginity, understood as potency under check, and the first offer of blood in the circumcision, both required acknowledgment of the genital organ. More than exercises in realism, these unabashed images underscore the crucial theological import of the Incarnation. This revised and greatly expanded edition not only adduces new visual evidence, but deepens the theological argument and engages the controversy aroused by the book's first publication.
Download or read book Books on Japan in Western Languages Recently Acquired by the National Diet Library written by Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Theologies of Ancient Greek Religion written by Esther Eidinow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studied for many years by scholars with Christianising assumptions, Greek religion has often been said to be quite unlike Christianity: a matter of particular actions (orthopraxy), rather than particular beliefs (orthodoxies). This volume dares to think that, both in and through religious practices and in and through religious thought and literature, the ancient Greeks engaged in a sustained conversation about the nature of the gods and how to represent and worship them. It excavates the attitudes towards the gods implicit in cult practice and analyses the beliefs about the gods embedded in such diverse texts and contexts as comedy, tragedy, rhetoric, philosophy, ancient Greek blood sacrifice, myth and other forms of storytelling. The result is a richer picture of the supernatural in ancient Greece, and a whole series of fresh questions about how views of and relations to the gods changed over time.
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Download or read book The Worship of the Generative Powers During the Middle Ages of Western Europe written by Thomas Wright and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.
Download or read book The worship of Priapus by H Jennings Prostitution in antiquity by E Dupouy Sacred prostitution by C S Wake Prostitution in Japan by D C McMurtrie Prostitution in China by D C McMurtrie Phallic worship to a secularized sex by T Schroeder written by Lee Alexander Stone and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
