Sacred Sexuality in Ancient Egypt

In this book, the first to fully explore Egyptian sexual philosophy and practices, Egyptologist Ruth Schumann Antelme provides us with a new view of the sexual life of the ancient Egyptians. Richly illustrated throughout, Sacred Sexuality in Ancient Egypt explains the symbolism of the erotic scenes illustrating the Turin Papyrus, which have long been kept from public view.

<p><br /><strong><em>Acknowledgments<br /></em><br />Introduction<br /></strong><br /><strong>Chapter One: Sexuality, Engine of the Divine World</strong> <br />The Heliopolitan and Hermopolitan Creation Myths <br />The Cosmic Children of the Demiurge <br />The Time Space Dimension: The Cursed Gods<br />The Osirian Cycle <br />The Memphis Triad <br />The Eye of Ra: The Myth of the Distant One <br />Amun the Theban <br />Hathor<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Two: The Sexuality of the Human World</strong> <br />The Socio-Legal Framework <br />Sexuality and Ritual Purity <br />The Earthly Harem of the Demiurge <br />Prostitution<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Three: Love, Eroticism, and Sexuality in Literature</strong> <br />Sarcasm, Insults, and Blasphemy <br />The Moral Literature <br />Love Poetry and Erotic Literature<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Four: The Code of Love</strong> <br />The Code of Love in Figurative Art <br />Components of the Code of Love<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Five: Medicine and Sexuality</strong> <br />The Primary Sources <br />Gynecology and Obstetrics <br />Venereal Diseases <br />Sexual Mutilations<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Six: Uncommon Sexual Practices<br /></strong>Male and Female Homosexuality <br />Other Practices<br /><br /><strong>Chapter Seven: The Erotic Papyrus of Turin</strong> <br /><br /><strong>Conclusion <br /><br />Appendix One:</strong> A Simplified Chronology<br /><br /><strong>Appendix Two:</strong> Egyptian Deities<br /><br /><strong>Appendix Three:</strong> Egyptian Place-Names <br /><br /><strong>Appendix Four:</strong> Egyptian Hieroglyphics<br /><br /><strong><em>Notes<br />Glossary<br />Bibliography<br /><br />Index </em></strong></p>