The Cambridge World History of Sexualities: Volume 2, Systems of Thought and Belief

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Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) Mathew Kuefler (San Diego State University)

The Cambridge World History of Sexualities

Volume 2, Systems of Thought and Belief

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee), Mathew Kuefler (San Diego State University)

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Cambridge University Press
16 May 2024

General & world history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Social issues & processes; Gender studies, gender groups; Sexual behaviour

Series: The Cambridge World History of Sexualities

Volume II focuses on systems of thought and belief in the history of world sexualities, ranging from early humans to contemporary approaches. Comprising eighteen chapters, this volume opens with a chapter on the evolutionary legacy and then delves into the sexualities of ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome, continuing with pre-modern South Asia, China, and Japan, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. Chapters include an examination of sexuality in the religious traditions of Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and also look at more recent approaches, including scientific sex, sexuality in socialism and Marxism, and the intersections between sexuality, feminism, and post-colonialism.

Edited by: Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee), Mathew Kuefler (San Diego State University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 820g
ISBN: 9781108842099
ISBN 10: 1108842097
Series: The Cambridge World History of Sexualities
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 16 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Editors' preface to the series Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Mathew Kuefler; 1. Human sexuality: the evolutionary legacy of mating, parenting, and family formation Ryan Schacht and Karen Kramer; 2. Sexuality in ancient Egypt: pleasures, desires, norms, and representations Uroš Matić; 3. Sexuality in the systems of thought and belief of the ancient near East Ilan Peled; 4. Sexuality in traditional South Asian systems of thought and belief Tara Sheemar Malhan and Jaya Tyagi; 5. Discourses of desire in ancient Greece and Rome Allison Glazebrook; 6. Writing a history of sexuality for premodern China Hsaio-wen Cheng; 7. Sexuality in traditional systems of thought and belief in premodern Japan Hitomi Tonomura; 8. African traditions of sexualities Yaari Felber-Seligman; 9. Sexuality in traditional systems of thought and belief of the Americas Rosemary A. Joyce; 10. Oceanic sexualities: persistence, change, resistance Margaret Jolly; 11. Sexuality in Buddhist traditions Kali Nyima Cape; 12. Sexuality in Jewish traditions Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert; 13. Sexuality in Christian traditions Adrian Thatcher; 14. Sexuality in Islamic traditions Serena Tolino; 15. Scientific sex in the modern world Howard Chiang; 16. Sexuality in socialism and Marxism Jill Massino; 17. Feminism and modern sexuality Victoria Hesford; 18. Postcolonialism and sexuality Anne Hardgrove.

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She acted as General Editor for the seven-volume Cambridge World History published in 2015. Other notable works include A Concise History of the World, Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe, and Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World. Mathew Kuefler is Professor of History Emeritus at San Diego State University. He is a broadly trained Medievalist who specializes in gender and sexuality and in LGBTQ+ history. From 2004 to 2014, he was the editor of the Journal of the History of Sexuality. Notable works include The Manly Eunuch, The Making and Unmaking of a Saint, and The History of Sexuality Sourcebook.