Religion and Lust, or the Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Jr., James Weir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133386776X ISBN 13 : 9781333867768

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A provocative look at how religious feeling and sexual desire have shaped human culture. This book argues that phallic worship and the generative impulse helped form early beliefs, rituals, and moral codes across civilizations.

The author links ideas from psychology, anthropology, and history to explain why sacred and sexual energies are deeply intertwined. It presents theories of consciousness and suggests that certain desires can lie hidden in the mind until circumstances bring them to the surface. Through historical examples, it shows how ancient practices echoed into modern culture, shaping religion, art, and social norms.

- Discover how early worship of the generative principle influenced sacred rites and beliefs.
- Learn about the idea of a “duplex personality” and how hidden impulses may affect behavior.
- See cross-cultural examples from Hebrews, the Aztecs, and other peoples to understand lasting religious echoes.
- Consider a wide view of how sexuality and spirituality may have evolved together over time.

Ideal for readers of history, psychology, and cultural studies who want a challenging look at the roots of religion and desire.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The author of this monograph has been incited to its publication by the commendations of three of the most eminent critics end editors of magazines in the United States, to whom it was submitted in manuscript. In this essay, he discusses his subject from a physio-psychical standpoint, and believes that he has kept intact the canons of scientific investigation, obind discussion. Waveland, June 8, iS gy. PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. In preparing The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion andS exual Desire for its second edition, the author has incorporated in it a considerable amount of additional evidence in support of his theory. He has carefully verified all references; he has endeavored to eliminate all unnecessary material; and, finally, he has changed the style of the work by dividing it into three parts, thus greatly simplifying the text. He feels under many obligations to his criticsj both to those who thought his little book worthy of commendation, and to those who deemed his premises and conelusions erroneous.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133386776X
• ISBN 13: 9781333867768
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 237
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