EDP 363 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Incubus, Fascinus, Anal Sex
16 Feb 2017
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Penis: demon, scared of losing control, mysterious; punishment for. Jews + muslims: circumcision, link b/w man and god: worshipped by egyptians, divine object, greeks embraced it, divine power/intelligence, the smaller the better, sex b/w mentor and mentee = pass down ar te (greek virtues). Johnson and vietnam: women about make a man impotent, make his penis disappear. penitenials = handbook for confessors defined christian penis behaviors. Sex with lust = sin, be fruitful but no lust. Only penis that has no sin = penis of jesus, no circumcision. Danger of female sexuality thought to be insatiable. The virgin symbolized all that was pure, thus penis evil. The holy prepuce: large body of art created b/w 14th 16th centuries: shows jesus" penis in several stages of his life. )n early history, women were persecuted and publicly tortured for the (cid:498)crime of having knowledge of the devil"s penis(cid:499)
