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The Origins and Role of Same-sex Relations in Human Societies

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McFarland, 2009 - Social Science - 470 pages
"In this work, the author challenges what some call the "heterosexual myth," arguing that human sexuality is not as absolute as prevalent thought suggests. Drawing on historic and current data, the book instead argues that, historically, human sexuality has been ambiguous, and that very few humans are, by nature, exclusively homosexual or heterosexual"--Provided by publisher.
  

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Reading this for my research paper on LGBT issues. Unlike many of the other books which I will be citing in my paper (and reading only in sections), this one is incredibly fascinating, riveting -- and ... Read full review

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Contents

The Heterosexual Myth
5
THE INHERITANCE OF NATURE
11
SameSex Behavior Among Indigenous Peoples
26
The Ambisexual Harmony of Human Sexuality
57
AMBISEXUAL TRADITIONS IN WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
79
Homosexual Customs of the Early IndoEuropeans
115
The Age of HeroesLoveInspired Valor
130
Educational Homosexuality in Classical Greece
144
A Thousand Years of Noble Love in Japan
269
Homosexual Love in the World of Islam
298
SEXUAL NEUROSIS IN WESTERN SOCIETY
319
The Propagation of Neurosis
359
Authoritarian Religion versus Human Ambisexuality
389
Sexual Neurosis in Modern Society
426
Chapter Notes
439
Bibliography
457

Homosexual Customs in
186
The Christianized Empire and
209
The Ancient Traditions of SameSex Love in China
234

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