Status Updates From Sex in History

Beginning of Medieval period in Europe, switch from hating women to courtly love inspired by Arabs in Spain and the crusades of holy land. I think I will like this chapter.
It’s crazy how the Europeans took the longest of any other civilization (by far) to even recognize women as anything more than an incubator. Most of other civilizations obviously didn’t respect women but never to the european extent

End of the Islam segment, I need to do more research on Eunuchs because they definitely lost me there.

ancient islamic world— all the men die and women enslaved for sex

The middle east was such a fascinating place. all of this information from this book is new to me but it’s crazy how i can learn so much from topics im already familiar with. they skip so much in school

hindu sexual mysticism, tantric five enjoyments, buddhist nirvana, fertility goddesses.

there’s so much to unpack when it comes to religion in india— so many forms of buddhism and hinduism. though sex was definitely a factor in both, this was much more religious content heavy.