The Poisoned Embrace a Brief History of Sexual Pessimism
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Publish date: 09/01/1994
Description:
Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and death have formed a theological equation known as "sexual pessimism"--an aversion to the carnal which consequently elevates the virginal and the chaste. Here, Osborne gives a bracing account of how we imagine one of the most intimate aspects of our lives.
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