Sex and Spirit: Living Wisdom

Sex and Spirit: Living Wisdom

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This work provides a multi-faceted treatment of the relationship between sex and the human spirit. Topics covered in the book include: sexual practices; fertility religions; sex and the hunter; sacred prostitutes; mystical fusions of body and spirit (for example through Tantra); Dionysus and collective ecstasy; and the complex tensions between body and soul in Christianity and other religions. It is illustrated with contemporary and historic art, including pillow books and Tantric carvings.

Author: Clifford Bishop
Format: Paperback, 184 pages, 138mm x 205mm, 395 g
Published: 1996, Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom
Genre: Popular Culture & Media: General Interest

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780333674383-SECONDHAND
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This work provides a multi-faceted treatment of the relationship between sex and the human spirit. Topics covered in the book include: sexual practices; fertility religions; sex and the hunter; sacred prostitutes; mystical fusions of body and spirit (for example through Tantra); Dionysus and collective ecstasy; and the complex tensions between body and soul in Christianity and other religions. It is illustrated with contemporary and historic art, including pillow books and Tantric carvings.