基本説明
人文・社会科学の一大焦点ともいえる「セクシュアリティ」が、構築され、経験され、理解され、表象されてきた、多様なあり方を時代別に示す、画期的なレファレンス。時代別の各巻は、①異性愛②同性愛③性愛の変型④性、宗教と法⑤性、医学と疾病⑥性、大衆的信念と文化⑦売春⑧エロティカ（性文学）という共通のセクションで構成され、相互の比較対照が容易。
Full Description
A Cultural History of Sexuality presents an overarching survey from ancient times to the present. With six volumes covering 2800 years, this is the most authoritative history of sexuality in all its many forms across Western cultures. Volume 1: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World Edited by Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg, and Peter Toohey, University of Calgary Volume 2: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages Edited by Ruth Evans, Saint Louis University Volume 3: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance Edited by Bette Talvacchia, University of Connecticut Volume 4: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment Edited by Julie Peakman, Birkbeck College, University of London Volume 5: Sexuality in the Age of Empire Edited by Chiara Beccalossi, University of Queensland, Australia, and Ivan Crozier, University of Edinburgh Volume 6: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age Gert Hekma, University of Amsterdam Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: 1. Heterosexuality; 2. Homosexuality; 3. Sexual Variations; 4. Sex Religion, and the Law; 5. Sex, Medicine and Disease; 6. Sex, Popular Beliefs and Culture; 7.Prostitution; 8. Erotica. This means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume.
Contents
Introduction 1. Heterosexuality 2. Homosexuality 3. Sexual Variations 4. Sex, Religion and the Law 5. Sex, Medicine and Disease 6. Sex, Popular Beliefs and Culture 7. Prostitution 8. Erotica
