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Religiousness & Sexuality
Pre-Jewish
condemnation of incest
women seen as property of men
men free to have multiple sexual partners
prostitution fairly wide spread
Jewish Tradition
1) law/rules
2) primary function is procreation
3) Talmud has recommendations for how much sex
4) Song of Solomon
5) Gender imbalance was less than in other cultures
Greek Tradition
Majority View (positive view)
1. Celebration of human body
2. variety of sexual behavior
3. clear gender imbalance
Minority View (Dualism)
1. Mild version-Plato
a) Sacred/platonic love vs. profane love- profane love isnt evil but sacred love is better
2. Harsher Version-Pathagaras
a) sexual intimacy has a weakening effect
Early Christianity
Jesus Christ
Down with divorce
sin is not just what you do, but your hearts and thoughts
showed extreme compassion
Early Christianity
Paul
1) Gift of celibacy
2) if you can stay single-do it for the sake of simplicity of life. urgency of the return of christ.
3) relationships between men and women
Early Christianity
St. Augustine
Sexual passion might override reason
Sexual Negativism
1) equated sexual pleasure with lust no matter what the context
2) best lifestyle is singleness and celibacy
3) next best was marriage w/sex simply for procreation
4) being married and enjoying sex was a venial sin
5) adultery was a mortal sin
6) contempt for sexual anatomy led him to believe that part of miracle of Christ was that he never came in contact with his mother's genitals
Reformation
Calvin/Luther
No more elevation of singleness and celibacy
Framed marital sexuality positively
Reformation
Puritans
Sex Negativism
There's a stereotype but there's a reality
1)sexual intimacy should be saved for marriage
2) marry young and have lots of sex
3) dressed modestly because the human form and sexuality were highly valued
Victorian Age
1)Minimized sexuality
2) any sexuality not directly related to procreation was wrong (esp masturbation)
3)pornography and prostitution ran rampant
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Card Set
Human sexuality - 19
Description
Human sexuality test 1 chapter 19
Updated
2011-02-01T22:06:27Z
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