The Naked Goddess: Pornography and the Sacred

In this article it is argued that contemporary forms of pornography represent an assault upon important sacred traditions which venerated female generative power and saw sexuality as a means of participating in the divine. The pornographic representations of the feminine in Western culture are part...

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Main Author: Caputi, Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2003
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2003, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-200
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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