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Ritual sex

by David Aaron Clark

A volume of literary explorations of the many intersections of sex and religion. While many people believe the body and soul to occupy completely independent realms, the contributors to Ritual Sex demonstrate that the two share more common ground than society feels comfortable acknowledging. From personal memoirs of ecstatic revelation, to fictional quests to reconcile sex and spirit, to historical overviews of religion's obsession with regulating the libido, Ritual Sex delves into forbidden areas with gusto - providing an unprecedented look at private life. Laura Antoniou - Sabrina Aset - Guy Baldwin - Margaret Bishop - Kate Bornstein - Beth Brant - Tom Caffrey - Pat Califia - David Aaron Clark - Samuel R. Delany - Sandra Lee Golvin - Selwyn Harris - Alice Joanou - Michael Lowenthal - Thom Metzger - Michael Odom - Michael Perkins - Robin Podolsky - Genesis P-Orridge - Thomas S. Roche - Lawrence Schimel - D. Travers Scott - Terence Sellers - Simon Sheppard - Peter Sotos - Annie Sprinkle with Joseph Kramer - Tristan Taormino - Mark Thompson - Will Tracy - Carl Watson. -- from back cover.

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