Author: Robert Muchembled
Publisher: Polity
ISBN: 0745638759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? Robert Muchembled's book unearths fascinating sources which suggest that we need to look with a fresh eye at the past and realize that the sublimation of the erotic impulse was far more than simple religious ascetism - it was the hidden driving force of the West until the 1960s.