Soul of Sex Cultivating Life As an Act of Love

Name: Soul of Sex Cultivating Life As an Act of Love
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ISBN: 9780060930950

ISBN-10: 0060930950

ISBN-13: 9780060930950

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Authors: Thomas Moore

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A highly original approach from best selling author Thomas Moore, restoring sex to its rightful place in the human psyche as an experience of the soul. In The Soul of Sex, Thomas Moore at last restores sex to its rightful place in the human psyche. Describing sex as an experience of the soul, Thomas Moore here brings out the fully human side of sex - the roles of fantasy, desire, meaning, and morality - and draws on religion, mythology art, literature, and film to show how sex is one of the most profound mysteries of life. While finding spirituality inherent in sex, Moore also explores how spiritual values can sometimes wound our sexuality. Blending rather than opposing…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/4/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Nymph of Sex: Divine Eros and Human Sexuality



The Erotic Body: Beauty, Face, Hair



Phallic and Vaginal Mysteries: Meaning and the Sex Organs



Archetypal Patterns in Sex: Myths, Saints, and Celebrities



Sexual Fantasy and Dream: The Role of the Erotic Imagination



Priapus the Scarecrow: The Comic and the Vulgar in Sex



The Mystic's Orgasm: Eros in the Spiritual Life



Eros and Morality: Sexual Ethics and Emotional Freedom



The Joy of Celibacy: Subtle Expressions of Sexuality



The Marriage Bed: Creating a Marriage Through Sex



The Mystery Lover: The Sex Life of the Soul



The Sexuality of the World: The Erotic Life of Things



Sublime Sex: Erotic Intelligence and Vision



Earthly Pleasures: The Epicurean Life


Notes