Book Description:
"In this ground-breaking study of homosexuality, Edward Carpenter reviews an extensive body of literature, including accounts of Shamans and Bedarches (transgenders) in tribal society, and same-sex unions in ancient Greece and feudal Japan. This book includes much that has a direct bearing on issues of gay spirituality, including a discussion of the Kedushim, the priests of the ancient Near Eastern Goddess religion, and target of the Levitical anti-sodomy and anti-cross-dressing regulations. There is also a mention of the sanctioned Christian male same-sex unions in the Balkans, which gives a new dimension to recent controveries. The chapter on same-sex unions in feudal Japan is also of particular interest, as it deals with a topic very rarely dealt with by western writers." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Note; Introduction; The Intermediate In The Service Of Religion; As Prophet Or Priest; As Wizard Or Witch; As Inventors Of The Arts And Crafts; Hermaphrodism Among Gods And Mortals; The Intermediate As Warrior; Military Comradeship Among The Dorian Greeks; The Dorian Comradeship In Relation To The Status Of Woman; Relation To Civic Life And Religion; The Samurai Of Japan: And Their Ideal; Conclusion
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
"In this ground-breaking study of homosexuality, Edward Carpenter reviews an extensive body of literature, including accounts of Shamans and Bedarches (transgenders) in tribal society, and same-sex unions in ancient Greece and feudal Japan. This book includes much that has a direct bearing on issues of gay spirituality, including a discussion of the Kedushim, the priests of the ancient Near Eastern Goddess religion, and target of the Levitical anti-sodomy and anti-cross-dressing regulations. There is also a mention of the sanctioned Christian male same-sex unions in the Balkans, which gives a new dimension to recent controveries. The chapter on same-sex unions in feudal Japan is also of particular interest, as it deals with a topic very rarely dealt with by western writers." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Note; Introduction; The Intermediate In The Service Of Religion; As Prophet Or Priest; As Wizard Or Witch; As Inventors Of The Arts And Crafts; Hermaphrodism Among Gods And Mortals; The Intermediate As Warrior; Military Comradeship Among The Dorian Greeks; The Dorian Comradeship In Relation To The Status Of Woman; Relation To Civic Life And Religion; The Samurai Of Japan: And Their Ideal; Conclusion
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
