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Plays Well in Groups
A Journey Through the World of Group Sex
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2013
Summary
From tribal religious rituals to the Playboy mansion, and from ancient Rome to Burning Man, Plays Well in Groups explores the phenomenon of group sex. Author Katherine Frank draws on surveys, ethnographic research, participant interviews, and more to provide explanations for both, participation in group sex and our complex reactions to it, from fascination to fear. This book looks at group sex across cultures—who has it, and why.
Group sex is almost always taboo and often criminalized, and yet it persists across cultures throughout history. Plays Well in Groups looks at the symbolism of orgies, as well as contemporary manifestations of group sex in bathhouses and public sex venues, at BDSM and swinging parties, on Craigslist, and in political scandals, Tantra classes, reality television, and more. Frank explores the many reasons people participate in group sex, from arousal to spiritual transcendence, in this bold study of subversive sexuality.
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Edition
1/2013
Copyright Year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1869-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1870-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
406
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Acknowledgements No access
1 The Elementary Forms of Group Sex No access Pages 1 - 20
2 What We Talk about When We Talk about “Orgies” No access Pages 21 - 56
3 Becoming an Orgiast No access Pages 57 - 84
Case Study: The “Dark Orgies” of the Marind-anim No access
5 From the Coolidge Effect to Cosmic Ecstasy No access
6 Games People Play No access
Case Study: A Life Fantastic No access
8 From Revolutionaries to Rock Stars (and Back Again) No access
