rosewater for sensual revival in the ancient world
An early twelfth-century rosewater bottle from the Islamic world indicates rosewater’s sensual value. … Read the post rosewater for sensual revival in the ancient world
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Apollonius of Tyre through Arabian Nights: patterned tales
Apollonius of Tyre, like Arabian Nights, is patterned text. A medical student’s affair with a girl’s corpse is an entertaining relational-textual feature. … Read the post Apollonius of Tyre through Arabian Nights: patterned tales
marginal voices of men in the Roman Empire
Informal inscriptions from the Roman Empire record marginal voices of men asserting the value of male sexuality and wanting more than just sex. … Read the post marginal voices of men in the Roman Empire
controlling words about a woman's attractiveness
Bedouin Arab physician Nafi al-Harith conquers Persian King Anushirwan with a description of womanly beauty and the best time for sexual intercourse. … Read the post controlling words about a woman's attractiveness
Henry Mayhew described human mating market failure
Pioneering social reformer Henry Mayhew apparently perceived himself to be lacking the mating-market attractiveness of other, much less publicly valued men. … Read the post Henry Mayhew described human mating market failure