Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910) was an Italian physician, anthropologist and author
Preface to the First Edition
p. iii
Preface to the Eleventh Edition
p. iv
Introduction
p. ix
The Festivals of Puberty
p. 3
Modesty and Chastity in the Races of Man
p. 21
The Sexual Embrace and Its Forms
p. 37
The Artifices of Sensual Pleasure
p. 63
The Perversions of Love
p. 78
Mutilation of the Genitals
p. 97
The Winning of the Bride
p. 123
Purchase of the Wife and Marriage
p. 137
Sexual Choice
p. 161
The Limitations of Choice
p. 175
The Nuptial Pact: Fidelity and Adultery
p. 188
Position of the Woman in Marriage
p. 208
Nuptial Rites and Feasts
p. 221
Monogamy, Polygamy and Polyandry
p. 241
Prostitution
p. 255
The Future Possibilities of Love
p. 286
Notes and Additions
p. 303
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