Ebook {Epub PDF} Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome by Kirk Ormand

Ormand's exploration of Greek and Roman sexual practice allows readers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sex--sexuality, in short--functioned in the early civilizations of the. As the title suggests, Ancient Greeks and Romans are very concerned with establishing self-control over all aspects of their lives, and this includes sex. A lack of self-control may be marked by This is an extremely helpful academic book for understanding Ancient Greek and Roman sexuality time-period by time-period, genre/media-by genre/media/5.  · Since its first publication in , Controlling Desires has been widely lauded as an accessible introduction to sexual practices, attitudes, and beliefs in the classical world. Treating Greece and Rome in separate sections, with ample cross-references and comparisons, Kirk Ormand presents a wide array of evidence from literary texts and visual arts, including two new chapters on Greek vase Author: Kirk Ormand.

Ormand's exploration of Greek and Roman sexual practice allows readers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sex--sexuality, in short--functioned in the early civilizations of the West, and how those attitudes reveal the unspoken rules that defined public and private behavior. Ormand treats Greece and Rome in separate sections. Controlling Desires Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. by Kirk Ormand. Published by: University of Texas Press. Controlling Desires: Sexuality In Ancient Greece And Rome (Praeger Series On The Ancient World)|Kirk Ormand, Positive Energy Coloring Book: Relaxing and Calm Henna Inspired Mandala Patterns Adult Adult Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books)|Adult Coloring Books, College Placement Test Study Guide: Test Prep Secrets for College Placement Tests|Trivium Test Prep, Energy Grid (Simultaneous.

Kirk Ormand's Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome is a welcome addition to the growing body of materials available for students and teachers of ancient sex and gender. Based on the most up-to-date scholarship, this accessible introduction to the complex topic of ancient sexuality presents an impressive amount of information in a concise and nuanced manner. Controlling Desires Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. by Kirk Ormand. Ormand demonstrates how the Greeks and Romans thought of sex and sexuality in ways fundamentally different from our own, with broad implications for social standing, citizenship, and personal identity. Print Flyer. Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome $ Only 9 left in stock - order soon. Historians of ancient Greece and Rome are sometimes hesitant to engage with the well-documented fact that Greek and Roman men regularly engaged in same-sex sexual relations with younger men.