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Christianity and Sexuality
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“Bullough (1992:3) even describes traditional Western Christianity as 'a sex negative religion, regarding sex as necessary for procreation, but emphasizing celibacy as the ideal'.”
From TOWARDS A NEW UNDERSTADING OF THE CURSE OF EVE: FEMALE SEXUAL PAIN IN GENESIS 3:16 AND OTHER ANCIENT TEXTS (2020) · cites this paper as Bullough (1992:3)
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“Thirdly, many women have been taught by religion that it is sinful to allow any form of penetration.”
From TOWARDS A NEW UNDERSTADING OF THE CURSE OF EVE: FEMALE SEXUAL PAIN IN GENESIS 3:16 AND OTHER ANCIENT TEXTS (2020) · cites this paper as Bullough (1992:3)
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“28 See for example Bullough’s (1992:3) explanation that in Christian theology sexual intercourse “was permissible only if procreation was the intent, the correct orifice and instrument were used (vagina and penis), and intercourse was in the proper position (with the male on top and the female on the bottom)”. 29 For…”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bullough, V. L.
- Affiliations
- State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bullough, Vern L.
- Venue
- Theology and Medicine
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 3-16
- ISSN
- 0928-8783 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W113420379
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Theology and medicine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious and Theological Studies
- Keywords
- Christianity and sexuality, celibacy, human reproduction, biblical Christianity, Roman Empire, ancient Greek philosophy, Christian ethics, history of sexuality
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