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Encyclopedia of Homosexuality Vol 1 A-L

By Dynes

Book information

Publisher
Garland
Year
1990
ISBN
0824065441, 9780824065447
LCC
HQ76.25 .E53 1990
Open Library ID
OL2206068M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
15 MB (16140924 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
1501\1501
DPI
300
Time added
2010-06-26 00:49:36

Description

This is probably the most comprehensive survey of the subject in a single work, and it is unfortunate that it has not been updated. Many of the articles are written by the editors, i.e., Wayne Dynes, William Percy (brother of Walker Percy) and "Warren Johansson" (Joseph Wallfield, died 1994). There are some leading themes or theories that run throughout this massive work, one of which is to blame Christianity for all of the problems encountered by modern homosexuals. This puts this work in opposition to John Boswell's theory that the Catholic church was slow to adopt a hostile attitude. Homosexuality is taken as a given, and all hostile theories are refuted. It does not occur to the editors that all human (and indeed, gendered) bodies are heterosexually designed, and homosexual acts are thus performed with bodies which are not designed with such acts in mind. This objection is more or less ignored. The article on Burma had nothing to say, so I wonder why it was included. Much else could be said about so massive a work, but let me say that it is worth reading as long as the reader keeps an open mind.

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