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Taboo
Taboo: Sex And Morality Around The World
The name of Armand Dennis is synonymous with travel and adventure in rare and exotic places of the world. In TABOO he explores a different sort of territory - that of sex in primitive and not so primitive societies.
In Algeria - where young girls of the Oubd Nail tribe are groomed for prostitution and earn their dowries in desert oasis villages.
In Tahiti - where Denis found a unique world of straightforward hedonism, a land of pleasure for the young.
In Japan - where ancient traditions of family and patriotism conflict with modern tastes for Western license and excitement.
Famous as a film-maker and naturalist, Armand Denis tells frankly and informatively how "people in country after country have begun to claim that last great freedom - the freedom from sexual taboo."
The name of Armand Dennis is synonymous with travel and adventure in rare and exotic places of the world. In TABOO he explores a different sort of territory - that of sex in primitive and not so primitive societies.
In Algeria - where young girls of the Oubd Nail tribe are groomed for prostitution and earn their dowries in desert oasis villages.
In Tahiti - where Denis found a unique world of straightforward hedonism, a land of pleasure for the young.
In Japan - where ancient traditions of family and patriotism conflict with modern tastes for Western license and excitement.
Famous as a film-maker and naturalist, Armand Denis tells frankly and informatively how "people in country after country have begun to claim that last great freedom - the freedom from sexual taboo."
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
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May 9, 2016
Thought provoking facts regarding sexual customs across cultures and countries. And across animal species too which throws light on some very basic questions regarding human sexuality and its evolution throughout centuries. Biology and Anthropology meet philosophy in few of the chapters as well. Fascinating read!
(Procured out of sheer good luck at a second hand bookshop in Pune)
(Procured out of sheer good luck at a second hand bookshop in Pune)
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