Not all history has been written on the battlefield--there's been plenty of world-shaping action taking place in the boudoir as well! In this sizzling survey of sexuality and sexual mythology from around the globe, you'll find out how the pursuit of carnal pleasures and sensuality has played a pivotal cultural and historic role, from explaining humankind's origins to defining group morality and achieving communion with the divine. Meticulously researched text and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations expose the full spectrum of our sacred sexuality and its impact on civilizations and cultures across the ages. Egyptian fertility rites, Tantric Buddhism and sexual imagery in the Roman Empire are all featured. The sensual legends of such cultures as the Hindus, Greeks and Celts reveal yet another extraordinary link in the chain that binds us together as sensual beings whose highest expressions of ecstasy are grounded in the ultimate questions of existence and renewal.
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AT Mann graduated from Cornell University and worked as an architect in Rome and New York. He is the author of many books, including Sacred Architecture, Millennium Prophesies and The Elements of Reincarnation. Jane Lyle has studied myths, symbolism, tarot and psychology. Her previous books, which include Body Language, Lovers' Tarot and Women's Wisdom, have been translated into several languages.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not accurate,
By Prokopton (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sacred Sexuality (Paperback)
The problem with this book is that it's not really accurate in details. It presents a kind of touristy overview of its subject matter, with much marshmallowy cod-Jungianism and New Age. There's not enough meat, although there are numerous very nice pictures.If you can stand a book that thinks Taoists are never celibate, that the Rod of Asclepius is the same as the Caduceus of Hermes, that Aphrodite, Rhea and Selene are all aspects of 'the Great Goddess', and that the seven seals of 'Revelations' are the same thing as the seven chakras... sure, buy it. :) But be careful where you quote your 'knowledge', in case someone with a clue (let alone actual experience) should be standing nearby. Whatever you find in here, find it elsewhere too before you think it's true. It's a shame, because this subject is an important one that could do with real cross-cultural scholarly insight.
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