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Sacred Sexuality in Ancient Egypt: The Erotic Secrets of the Forbidden Papyri

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This is an entertaining and informative book about sex, drugs and rock and roll in ancient Egypt. I am happy to recommend it for amatuer Egyptologists.

I wish it included a more comprehensive presentation though with more detailed footnotes and much less conjecture (presented as fact).

The presentation also suffers from repeated and tiring comments demeaning men and the dronning insistance of ancient Egypt as really a matriarchal society. The tenor and tone of this book is rich in 1980's feminism.

For example, the author spends considerable verbage attacking female circumcision precisely BECAUSE the Egyptians DID NOT practice it.

Nevertheless, these objections aside, this book is a great coffee table conversation starter and fun to read.

This book is a great source of information for life in ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphic explanations are offered (from a mundane point of view), clothing and hairstyles are explained, food and artistic cultures are discussed. All of these are explored within sexuality and its expression through Egypt's creation/origination stories. I learned very much about Egypt's pantheon and many questions were answered which I haven't found in other works on Egypt. My only complaint with this beautiful book is the lack of spiritual application. Sexual energy is a necessary part of awakening and enlightenment, and the ancient Egyptians were fully aware of this. The practice, study and employment of sacred sex was a vital piece of their esoteric learning. I was disappointed to find the authors ignoring this aspect completely. After reading the book, the title is misleading. It is "sacred" sexuality only in the sense that the practices studied were originated in the religion of that era.

Ruth Antelme and Stephane Rossini's Sacred Sexuality In Ancient Egypt is the first book to explore the sexual philosophy and practices of the ancient Egyptians, considering the sexual life of the ancients and revealing the social and personal influences of sexuality in their society. Over 160 black and white photos pepper this informative survey of the symbolism of erotic images found in temples and on papyri. A truly intriguing study.

This text is very interesting and it shows that human sexuality in its self hasn't changed that much over the past few thousand years. However, this book is not for the prudish or "up tight" individuals, the content is presented in a forthright and rather blunt manner. This may even give you a few pointers to spice up your own "playtime", I know I learned a lot.

This book dips into the hidden realm of sexuality in Ancient Egypt! However I would only suggest this book to adult readers, as the content is extremely explceit and graphic!!!!