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The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances for Use in Sexual Practices

By Christian , Müller-Ebeling , Claudia;Rätsch

Book information

Publisher
Limited, Inner Traditions;Bear & Company;Inner Traditions International
Year
2013
ISBN
9781594771699, 9781620552704, 1620552701
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
20 MB (20502534 bytes)
Pages
1788 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Cover Image; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; What Are Aphrodisiacs?; Aphrodite and Venus; What Are "Agents of Pleasure"?; What Is an "Intoxicant" or "Addictive Drug"?; How Does One Use Aphrodisiacs?; On Expectations, Disappointments, and Desires; How Do Aphrodisiacs Work?; Dosage, Set, and Setting; Who's Afraid of Aphrodisiacs?; On Desire and Its Demonization; How Did It Come to This?; The Five Senses-Our Sources of Erotic Experience; Vision; Hearing; Touch; Smell; Taste; Fire, Water, Air, and Earth; To Experience with All of Our Senses?;This stunning encyclopedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day. Richly illustrated with more than 800 color photographs.

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