2015, ISBN: 9781241061623

San Francisco: Down There Press, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Wrapper laminate is a bit crinkled (bindery flaw); else overal about very good with mi… Mehr…

San Francisco: Down There Press, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Wrapper laminate is a bit crinkled (bindery flaw); else overal about very good with minor wear to edges, binding is tight, pages clean.. Medium quarto in purple duotone wraps; viii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm; bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index. Paperback original (PBO). "Discusses various perspectives on masturbation, including its changing role throughout history, how it has impacted cultures, and answers numerous questions." — Publisher. || Contents: Self-Abuse or Self-Love? --; Learning About Masturbation --; Chapter 1; Language: Meanings and Words for Masturbation; 3 --; Evolving Meanings; 3 --; The Word Masturbation and Its Synonyms; 10 --; Words for Masturbation in English and Other Languages; 15 --; Bibliography of Major Sources for Words and Expression; 23 --; Chapter 2; History: Masturbation Through the Centuries; 27 --; Mistaken Ideas; 27 --; Prehistory and the Ancient World; 29 --; Judeo-Christian Traditions; 29 --; Medical Traditions; 33 --; Modern Times; 37 --; Section II; Nature: People, Animals, and Evolution --; Chapter 3; Physiology and Medicine: Masturbation's Physical Effects; 45 --; How the Body Reacts to Masturbation; 45 --; Possible Positive Medical Effects of Sex and Masturbation; 50 --; Masturbation and Possible Hazards; 54 --; Chapter 4; Sociology: Who Masturbates, How They Do It, and What People Think; 65 --; How Many Have Done It: Pre-Kinsey Studies; 66 --; How Many Have Done It: Modern Studies; 67 --; Age and Frequency, Learning, and Demographic Characteristics: Modern Studies; 68 --; How People Masturbate: Modern Studies; 72 --; What People Think About Masturbation: Modern Studies; 74 --; Chapter 5; Anthropology: Masturbation Cross-Culturally; 83 --; Reports About Individual Societies; 83 --; Cross-Cultural Overviews; 84 --; Chapter 6; Zoology: How Animals Masturbate; 97 --; Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex; 97 --; Clellan Ford & Frank Beach, Patterns of Sexual Behavior; 98 --; Desmond Morris, Patterns of Reproductive Behavior; 103 --; Frans de Waal, Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape; 104 --; Chapter 7; Evolution: Masturbation's Influence on the Species; 107 --; Charles Sarlin, "Masturbation, Culture, and Psychosexual Development"; 107 --; Aaron Lynch, Thought Contagion; 108 --; Paul Abramson & Steven Pinkerton, With Pleasure; 110 --; Meredith Small, What's Love Got to Do with It?; 111 --; Sci.bio.evolution Newsgroup, Re: Masturbation; 113 --; Section III; Cultural Authorities --; Chapter 8; Psychology and Psychiatry: Masturbation and Mental Health; 121 --; Psychology and Psychiatry: Authoritative Statements; 122 --; Psychologists and Psychiatrists Write About Masturbation; 124 --; Modern Concerns About Psychosocial Problems and Masturbation; 133 --; Chapter 9; Law: Legal Codes, Regulations, and Masturbation; 139 --; Indecency Laws; 140 --; Laws Affecting Sex Toys --; Other Laws That Might Affect Masturbation --; The Verdict --; Chapter 10; Philosophies of Masturbation -- Alan Soble; 149 --; Aquinas' Legacy --; Sex and Sexual Desire; 150 --; Psychological Completeness --; Sex as Talk --; Men's Feminism; 154 --; The Marriage Bed --; Metaphysical Illusions --; Two Models of Sexuality; 159 --; Chapter 11; Religion: Spirituality and Masturbation; 167 --; Judaism; 167 --; Christianity; 173 --; Islam; 174 --; Buddhism; 178 --; Hinduism; 181 --; "God of The Body": Unification and Spiritual Experiences; 183 --; Chapter 12; Modern Christians and Masturbation: Ministering to Single Adults -- Harold Ivan Smith; 191 --; Observations; 191 --; Reflections on the Issue; 197 --; Section IV; Knowledge and Advice from Sexuality Experts --; Chapter 13; Education: Basic Information about Masturbation for All Ages; 211 --; Sex Education for Adults about Masturbation; 212 --; Sex Education for Children about Masturbation; 213 --; Sex Education for Adolescents about Masturbation; 216 --; Talking to Young People about Masturbation; 218 --; SIECUS Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education; 224 --; Chapter 14; Sex Therapy and Enhancement: Masturbation and Improving Sexual Experiences; 225 --; Masturbation as Training for Young People about Coupled Sex; 226 --; Masturbation as Sex Therapy for Adults; 227 --; Masturbation as Enhancement in Marriage and Relationships; 234 --; Masturbation as Treatment for Sex Offenders; 236 --; Section V; Talking about Jt --; Chapter 15; Literature: Creative Writing about Masturbation; 241 --; Marcus Valerius Martial, "To Ponticus"; 242 --; Thomas Nashe, "Dildo"; 243 --; Samuel Pepys, Diary; 244 --; Denis Dierot, D'Alembert's Dream; 244 --; Mark Twain, Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism; 246 --; August Strindberg, "The Reward of Virtue"; 248 --; James T. Farrell, Young Lonigan; 249 --; Albert Camus, The Stranger; 250 --; Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint; 251 --; John Lennon et al., Oh! Calcutta!; 252 --; Jerzy Kosinski, Being There; 254 --; William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist; 254 --; Erica Jong, Fear of Flying; 255 --; Alice Walker, The Color Purple; 256 --; Fleur Adcock, "Against Coupling"; 256 --; David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes; 257 --; John Whitworth, "The Reason Why"; 259 --; Charles Thomson, "On the Low Status of Masturbation"; 260 --; Chapter 16; Humor: Can I Do It until I Need Glasses?; 263 --; Dildos, Apparatus, and Innovations; 264 --; Faute de Mieux --; Playing with It --; Kid Stuff --; Sex with the One You Love Most --; The Deprived Spouse --; Semen as Child --; Miscellaneous Benefits and Hazards; 268 --; Cartoons; 272 --; Section VI; Masturbation Onward --; Chapter 17; Masturbation Today; 285 --; Heroes and Martyrs of the Decade; 286 --; Our Popular Culture and Technology; 290 --; So Where Are We Now?; 297 --; Chapter 18; Masturbation Future; 303 --; "Nature Does Not Tolerate Anything Useless"; 305 --; Additional Research into Masturbation --; New Language, More Words --; Self-Love-or Self-Abuse?; 307. || Encyclopedias. Publishers' advertisements -- California -- San Francisco -- 2003. Encyclopedias., Down There Press, 2003, 3, Paperback / softback. New. Collects interviews from 1961 to 2015 and charts Gary Snyder's developing environmental philosophy and his wide-ranging interests in ecology, Buddhism, Native American studies, history, and mythology. Containing interviews spanning more than fifty years, the reader witnesses how Snyder has evolved and grown as both poet and philosopher., 6, paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book., 2.5<