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The Poisoned Embrace: A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism

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The Poisoned Embrace: A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism - Osborne, Lawrence
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Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and death have formed a theological equation known as "sexual pessimism"--an aversion to the carnal which consequently elevates the virginal and the chaste. Here, Osborne gives a bracing account of how we imagine one of the most intimate aspects of our lives.

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The Poisoned Embrace: A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism 1994, Vintage

ISBN-13: 9780679754145

Trade paperback

The Poisoned Embrace: A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism 1993, Pantheon Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780679427230

American edition

Hardcover