The Latin word phallus (from the Greek phallos) and its derived adjective phallic, adopted in English and in many modern languages, refers to the penis. Any object that visually resembles a penis or acts as a symbol for it may also be referred to as a "phallus"; however, such objects are more correctly referred to as being "phallic". Such symbols often represent the fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ. The word may also refer to a type of fungus ...

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• Phallus - In art
• Phallus - Phallic symbols in religion
• Phallus - Shaivism
• Phallus - Ancient Greece
• Phallus - Ancient Scandinavia
• Phallus - Ancient Rome
• Phallus - In psychoanalysis
• Phallus - Sociopolitical usages
• Phallus - Objects considered to be phallic symbols

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In anthropology, phallicism refers to the ritual adoration of the human penis, or the phallus. Elements of phallicism have been found in many cultures, including Ancient Greece, certain Hindu sects in India and in Sumeria. Phallus - Shaivism. The lingam or Linga (Sanskrit: Gender as in purusha-linga : Phallus) by some etymologists, is still used in Shaivism as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. The use of this symbol as an object of worship is a timeless tradition in India; mainst ...

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A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication made with a part of the body, used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. The language of gesture is rich in ways for individuals to express a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection. Most people use gestures and body language in addition to words when they speak; some ethnic groups and languages use them more than oth ...

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• Gesture - Social significance
• Gesture - Using one hand
• Gesture - A-ok
• Gesture - Bang bang
• Gesture - Benediction and blessing
• Gesture - Blah-blah
• Gesture - Check please
• Gesture - Clenched fist
• Gesture - Fig sign
• Gesture - Hook 'em Horns
• Gesture - Horns
• Gesture - Knocking on wood
• Gesture - Middle finger
• Gesture - Salute
• Gesture - Shaka
• Gesture - Three middle fingers
• Gesture - Thumbs up thumbs down
• Gesture - V sign
• Gesture - Vulcan salute
• Gesture - Wanker
• Gesture - Using two hands
• Gesture - Air quotes
• Gesture - Gills
• Gesture - Italian elbow gesture
• Gesture - Time-out
• Gesture - Hand with body gestures
• Gesture - Biting one's thumb
• Gesture - Bowing kneeling kowtowing
• Gesture - Crossing oneself
• Gesture - Hand over heart
• Gesture - My eye
• Gesture - Touched / screw loose
• Gesture - Nonsense
• Gesture - Loser
• Gesture - Cutthroat
• Gesture - Choking sign
• Gesture - Nose thumbing
• Gesture - Body and facial gestures

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Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. It is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin of intimate parts. Nudity - Terminology. Although nude and naked have the same objective meaning (i.e. not covered by clothing) and a common origin, they have differing subjective connotations, which partly match their differing etymologies ("nude" ori ...

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• Nudity - Historical overview
• Nudity - Various modern-era attitudes
• Nudity - Children
• Nudity - Non-Western attitudes
• Nudity - Nudity beyond social norms
• Nudity - Depictions of nudity

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Wind chime Wind chime Wind chime Tripod Bronze sculpture, Stupidus Marble Sculpture, House of the Vetti Bronze sculpture, Priapus pouring Pavonazzeto marble sculpture Ornamental Bas-Relief Terracotta bird bath Ornamental brick Carving featuring inscription "Hic Habitat Felicitas", or "Happiness Resides Here" Bronze oil lamp Decoration on marble sarcophagus Bronze wind chimes of "phallus-animals" were apparently common household items. Note the child on one ...

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Erotic art in Pompeii, Erotic art in Pompeii - Erotic art, Erotic art in Pompeii - Erotic images from Pompeii, Erotic art in Pompeii - Erotic objects from Pompeii, Erotic art in Pompeii - Erotic objects from Herculaneum, Erotic art in Pompeii - Notes

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The Dionysian Mysteries are believed to have consisted of two sets of rites, the secret rites of initiation just outlined and the outer public, or Dionysia The public rites are generally held to be the most ancient of the two. Dionysian Mysteries - The Public Rites. In Athens and the Attica of the Classical period the main festivities were held in the month of Elaphebolion (around the time of the Spring Equinox) where the Greater, or City, Dionysia had evolved into a great drama festival - Di ...

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Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from country to country. At the present time it is, particularly in the US, the subject of vigorous debate in political and religious circles due to claimed conflicts with the definition of life, issues of personal freedom, and other beliefs. ...

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History of sex, History of sex - Sources, History of sex - Reproduction and cultural gender roles, History of sex - Sex in various cultures, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - The East, History of sex - China, History of sex - India, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Psychology and sex, History of sex - Same-sex relations, History of sex - Historiographic considerations, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - China, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - Wolfenden Report, History of sex - Psychiatry, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Gay-rights movement, History of sex - Religion and sex, History of sex - Judaism, History of sex - Christianity, History of sex - Hinduism, History of sex - Politics of sex, History of sex - Technology and sex, History of sex - Recreational uses, History of sex - Natural birth control, History of sex - Artificial birth control, History of sex - Technology and infertility, History of sex - Pederasty, History of sex - Zoosexuality, History of sex - Prostitution, History of sex - Abortion, History of sex - Sexually transmitted diseases, History of sex - AIDS, History of sex - Syphilis, History of sex - Sexual orientation

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Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution has been described as the “World’s oldest profession”. Both sexes may be subject to prostitution, though at the present time women form the major percentage. Often, individuals who practice this profession were forced into it, whether by fi ...

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Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution has been described as the “World’s oldest profession”. Both sexes may be subject to prostitution, though at the present time women form the major percentage. Often, individuals who practice this profession were forced into it, whether by fi ...

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History of sex - Ancient Greece. Hubbard, Thomas K. (ed.) Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents, University of California Press, 2003. Percy, William A. Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1996. History of sex - Homosexuality. Bullough, Vern L. Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. Harrington Park Press, 2002. Dynes, Wayne R. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. New York and Lon ...

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Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male youths, usually teenagers, entering into pedagogic friendships or love affairs that also had an erotic dimension. These were usually sexually expressed, but chaste ones were not infrequent. If sexual, that phase of the relationship lasted until the youth was ready for adulthood and marriage. Other cultures saw such relationships as inimical to their interests – often on religious grounds – and tried to stamp them out. See Pederasty, Shudo, Pederasty in ancie ...

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Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from country to country. At the present time it is, particularly in the US, the subject of vigorous debate in political and religious circles due to claimed conflicts with the definition of life, issues of personal freedom, and other beliefs. ...

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Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the West in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One factor in the change of values pertaining to sexual activities was the improvement of the technologies used for the control of fertility. Prime among them, at that time, was the birth control pill. ...

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History of sex, History of sex - Sources, History of sex - Reproduction and cultural gender roles, History of sex - Sex in various cultures, History of sex - The West, History of sex - The East, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Psychology and sex, History of sex - Same-sex relations, History of sex - Historiographic considerations, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - China, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - Wolfenden Report, History of sex - Psychiatry, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Gay-rights movement, History of sex - Religion and sex, History of sex - Judaism, History of sex - Christianity, History of sex - Hinduism, History of sex - Politics of sex, History of sex - Technology and sex, History of sex - Recreational uses, History of sex - Natural birth control, History of sex - Artificial birth control, History of sex - Technology and infertility, History of sex - Pederasty, History of sex - Zoosexuality, History of sex - Prostitution, History of sex - Abortion, History of sex - Sexually transmitted diseases, History of sex - AIDS, History of sex - Syphilis, History of sex - Outside Reading, History of sex - Ancient Greece, History of sex - Homosexuality, History of sex - Sexual orientation

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Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zoophilia, or bestiality) was sometimes forbidden, and sometimes accepted. Occasionally it was incorporated into religious ritual. The Abrahamic religions by and large forbid it, and make it a sin against god, and during the Middle ages in Europe people and animals were often executed if found guilty. With the age of enlightenment, bestiality became subsumed into so ...

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Gestures play a major role in many aspects of human life. Many animals, including humans, use gestures to initiate a mating ritual. This may include elaborate dances and other movements. Religious and spiritual gestures are also common, such as the Christian sign of the cross. In Hinduism and Buddhism, a mudra (Sanskrit, literally "seal") is a symbolic gesture made with the hand or fingers. Each mudra has a specific meaning, playing a central role in Hindu and Buddhist iconography. An example is the Vitarka mudra, the gesture o ...

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Gesture, Gesture - Social significance, Gesture - Using one hand, Gesture - A-ok, Gesture - Bang bang, Gesture - Benediction and blessing, Gesture - Blah-blah, Gesture - Check please, Gesture - Clenched fist, Gesture - Fig sign, Gesture - Hook 'em Horns, Gesture - Horns, Gesture - Knocking on wood, Gesture - Middle finger, Gesture - Salute, Gesture - Shaka, Gesture - Three middle fingers, Gesture - Thumbs up thumbs down, Gesture - V sign, Gesture - Vulcan salute, Gesture - Wanker, Gesture - Using two hands, Gesture - Air quotes, Gesture - Gills, Gesture - Italian elbow gesture, Gesture - Time-out, Gesture - Hand with body gestures, Gesture - Biting one's thumb, Gesture - Bowing kneeling kowtowing, Gesture - Crossing oneself, Gesture - Hand over heart, Gesture - My eye, Gesture - Touched / screw loose, Gesture - Nonsense, Gesture - Loser, Gesture - Cutthroat, Gesture - Choking sign, Gesture - Nose thumbing, Gesture - Body and facial gestures

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Many gestures utilize only the face or body, without the hands. One such gesture is "eye-rolling", when a person moves their pupils to the top of their eyes to indicate condescension, contempt, boredom, or exasperation. Mooning is the exposure of the buttocks towards a person or people. The mooner (usually male) opens his pants, turns around to face away from the target, and drops the pants while bending over. Mooning is a crude gesture of contempt or defiance. "Pressed ham" is a variation of mooning made by pressing the naked ...

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Gesture, Gesture - Social significance, Gesture - Using one hand, Gesture - A-ok, Gesture - Bang bang, Gesture - Benediction and blessing, Gesture - Blah-blah, Gesture - Check please, Gesture - Clenched fist, Gesture - Fig sign, Gesture - Hook 'em Horns, Gesture - Horns, Gesture - Knocking on wood, Gesture - Middle finger, Gesture - Salute, Gesture - Shaka, Gesture - Three middle fingers, Gesture - Thumbs up thumbs down, Gesture - V sign, Gesture - Vulcan salute, Gesture - Wanker, Gesture - Using two hands, Gesture - Air quotes, Gesture - Gills, Gesture - Italian elbow gesture, Gesture - Time-out, Gesture - Hand with body gestures, Gesture - Biting one's thumb, Gesture - Bowing kneeling kowtowing, Gesture - Crossing oneself, Gesture - Hand over heart, Gesture - My eye, Gesture - Touched / screw loose, Gesture - Nonsense, Gesture - Loser, Gesture - Cutthroat, Gesture - Choking sign, Gesture - Nose thumbing, Gesture - Body and facial gestures

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Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the West in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One factor in the change of values pertaining to sexual activities was the improvement of the technologies used for the control of fertility. Prime among them, at that time, was the birth control pill. ...

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History of sex, History of sex - Sources, History of sex - Reproduction and cultural gender roles, History of sex - Sex in various cultures, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - The East, History of sex - China, History of sex - India, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Psychology and sex, History of sex - Same-sex relations, History of sex - Historiographic considerations, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - China, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - Wolfenden Report, History of sex - Psychiatry, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Gay-rights movement, History of sex - Religion and sex, History of sex - Judaism, History of sex - Christianity, History of sex - Hinduism, History of sex - Politics of sex, History of sex - Technology and sex, History of sex - Recreational uses, History of sex - Natural birth control, History of sex - Artificial birth control, History of sex - Technology and infertility, History of sex - Pederasty, History of sex - Zoosexuality, History of sex - Prostitution, History of sex - Abortion, History of sex - Sexually transmitted diseases, History of sex - AIDS, History of sex - Syphilis, History of sex - Sexual orientation

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Especially before the development of dependable methods of contraception, the control of sexual behavior was of extreme practical importance to parents in some societies. The methodologies employed by parents to try to prevent their children from prematurely becoming parents themselves could have a profound effect on the minds of those children. In some societies, guilt was inculcated in an attempt to prevent premarital sexual activity, and the guilt could contaminate the entire self image of the individuals who, after all, were biologically ...

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Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male teenagers entering into relationships that also had a sexual dimension. Typically, the sexual phase of those relationships lasted until that teenager was ready for adulthood and marriage. Other cultures saw such relationships as inimical to their interests – often on religious grounds – and tried to stamp them out. See Histori ...

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History of sex, History of sex - Sources, History of sex - Reproduction and cultural gender roles, History of sex - Sex in various cultures, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - The East, History of sex - China, History of sex - India, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Psychology and sex, History of sex - Same-sex relations, History of sex - Historiographic considerations, History of sex - The West, History of sex - Mesopotamia, History of sex - China, History of sex - Japan, History of sex - Wolfenden Report, History of sex - Psychiatry, History of sex - The sexual revolution, History of sex - Gay-rights movement, History of sex - Religion and sex, History of sex - Judaism, History of sex - Christianity, History of sex - Hinduism, History of sex - Politics of sex, History of sex - Technology and sex, History of sex - Recreational uses, History of sex - Natural birth control, History of sex - Artificial birth control, History of sex - Technology and infertility, History of sex - Pederasty, History of sex - Zoosexuality, History of sex - Prostitution, History of sex - Abortion, History of sex - Sexually transmitted diseases, History of sex - AIDS, History of sex - Syphilis, History of sex - Sexual orientation

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