Cultural Perspectives
Suggested links for further exploration
are found below with a brief desciption of what you can expect to find if you follow each link.
Judeo-Christian Influences on Thinking about Sexuality
Medieval Sourcebook: Aquinas on Sex
Extracts from Summa Theologiae II-II, questions 153 and 154
Read for yourself what this early Christian theologian and philosopher thought about sex.
His views greatly influenced Christian and western thinking
Medieval Sourcebook: Aquinas on Unnatural Sex
Extracts from Summa Theologiae II-II, question 154
More of the thinking of Thomas Aquinas (born:1224/25 -died: 1275).
Project Wittenberg: The Large Catechism by Martin Luther
Go to the section on the Sixth Commandment ("Thou shalt not commit adultery")
Read for yourself what the protestant reformer Martin Luther had to say about adultery and marriage.
Polygamy
Polygamy
from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Includes information in the following categories: Terminology, Polygamy worldwide, Patterns of occurrence, Polygamy and Religion, Mormon polygamy, Legal situation, Current proponents and critics, Multiple divorce and marriage for polygamy, How polygamists find more spouses, External links.
Masturbation - Victorian & Modern Views
Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'
Researchers suggest that men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation.
Circumcision: Power & Profit 2420 B.C. to 1988 A.D.
Article by John Money originally published in
Zeitschrift fur Sexualforschung (Journal of Sex Research) - vol. 2, p.101-198, June 1989
Explains how circumcision became popular in America partially because it was thought to reduce masturbation.
India's Dowry Practice
A murderous arithmetic
July 2003 report by Ranjit Devraj on how the 'importation' of brides from poorer states keeps dowry rates in Haryana high, despite alarming levels of female infanticide.
Hitting dowry for a six
June 2003 article by Kalpana Sharma on the possibility of changing the dowry custom in India
Arab Women
This is the home page of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
RAWA is the oldest political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan since 1977.
Thousands of Women Killed for Family "Honor"
Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News, February 12, 2002
