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Sex in China: Studies in Sexology in Chinese Culture
Fang Fu Ruan
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Description for Sex in China: Studies in Sexology in Chinese Culture
Paperback. Series: Perspectives in Sexuality. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMU; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
China today is sexually (and in many other ways) a very repressive so ciety, yet ancient China was very different. Some of the earliest surviving literature of China is devoted to discussions of sexual topics, and the sexual implications of the Ym and Yang theories common in ancient China continue to influence Tantric and esoteric sexual practices today far dis tant from their Chinese origins. In recent years, a number of books have been written exploring the history of sexual practices and ideas in China, but most have ended the discussion with ancient China and have not continued up to ... Read more
China today is sexually (and in many other ways) a very repressive so ciety, yet ancient China was very different. Some of the earliest surviving literature of China is devoted to discussions of sexual topics, and the sexual implications of the Ym and Yang theories common in ancient China continue to influence Tantric and esoteric sexual practices today far dis tant from their Chinese origins. In recent years, a number of books have been written exploring the history of sexual practices and ideas in China, but most have ended the discussion with ancient China and have not continued up to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives in Sexuality
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489906113
SKU
V9781489906113
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Reviews for Sex in China: Studies in Sexology in Chinese Culture
`This is a handsome book with a very good index ... The collation and editing are excellent ...' Transcultural Psychiatry, 36:2 (1999)