Abstract
Anthropological investigation reveals very different cultural attitudes toward sexuality and sexual behavior through history and around the world. Important is the distinction between sexuality and sexual behavior. This entry considers the central role of sexuality in human culture, focusing on: sexuality in social organization; in the regulation of incest and marriage; in conceptions of cosmology and structure of religious ritual; in taboo and pollution; in magic and witchcraft; and in economics and politics. It considers cultural attitudes toward other sexualities. It emphasizes that as culture is a system, such considerations of sexuality must be systemic for their fullest understanding.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118896877 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781405190060 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- ethnology
- sexual customs
- sexuality and culture
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