Description
Book SynopsisExamines the many dimensions of marriage and sexual activity recorded in the Bible and other ancient religious texts and the effect of these documents on our culture. This work emphasizes on the time period extending from about 1100 Before the Common Era to about 150 of the Common Era, the years in which the biblical materials were recorded.
Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; The Family; Sex Education; The Levirate; Polygamy; May-December Marriage; May-October Marriage; Marriage to an "Outsider"; Biblical Marriage to Foreigners; Surrogate Parents; Circumcision; Testicles; Virginity; Celibacy; Menstruation; Adultery; Incest; Rape; Bestiality; Prostitution; Illegitimacy; Abortion; Exhibitionism; Homosexuality; Transvestism; Transsexuals; Masturbation; Fantasy; Lust; Dreams; Voyeurism; The Joy of Sex.