A homoerotic anthology of verse, prose, and letters celebrating male friendship from Byron, Shelley, Whitman, Ludwig II, Aristotle, the story of St. Augustine, the story of Amis And Amile, Rumi, Montaigne, Dyer, Barnfield, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Whitman. and many more. Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) selected the title Iolaus to honor the boy charioteer and lover of Hercules. He compiled many of the pieces which comprise modern gay political theory. Originally published in 1902 to silently argue, by the presentation of literary masterpieces of all centuries, for the acceptance...
A homoerotic anthology of verse, prose, and letters celebrating male friendship from Byron, Shelley, Whitman, Ludwig II, Aristotle, the story of St. A...
CONTENTS Introductory Solar Myths and Christian Festivals The Symbolism of the Zodiac Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists Food and Vegetation Magic Magicians, Kings and Gods Rites of Expiation and Redemption Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth Myth of the Golden Age The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother Ritual Dancing The Sex-Taboo The Genesis of Christianity The Meaning of it All The Ancient Mysteries The Exodus of Christianity Conclusion Appendix on the Teachings of the Upanishads I Rest II. The Nature of the Self Index Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) had a Cambridge education, and then joined...
CONTENTS Introductory Solar Myths and Christian Festivals The Symbolism of the Zodiac Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists Food and Vegetation Magic Magici...
Indeed the common notion is that Christianity was really a miraculous interposition into and dislocation of the old order of the world; and that the pagan gods (as in Milton's Hymn on the Nativity) fled away in dismay before the sign of the Cross, and at the sound of the name of Jesus. Doubtless this was a view much encouraged by the early Church itself.
Indeed the common notion is that Christianity was really a miraculous interposition into and dislocation of the old order of the world; and that the p...
Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 - 28 June 1929) was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist. A poet and writer, he was a close friend of Rabindranath Tagore, and a friend of Walt Whitman. He corresponded with many famous figures such as Annie Besant, Isadora Duncan, Havelock Ellis, Roger Fry, Mahatma Gandhi, Keir Hardie, J. K. Kinney, Jack London, George Merrill, E. D. Morel, William Morris, Edward R. Pease, John Ruskin, and Olive Schreiner. As a philosopher he is particularly known for his publication of Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure in which he...
Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 - 28 June 1929) was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist. A poet and writer, ...
Edward Carpenter has collected numerous subjects relating to Pagan beliefs and the early Christian church in one volume. Subjects covered include; Rites of Expediation and Redemption, Pagan dancing, Christian festivals, Solar myths, the symbolism of the Zodiac and the Genesis of Christianity.
Edward Carpenter has collected numerous subjects relating to Pagan beliefs and the early Christian church in one volume. Subjects covered include; Rit...
CONTENTS Introductory Solar Myths and Christian Festivals The Symbolism of the Zodiac Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists Food and Vegetation Magic Magicians, Kings and Gods Rites of Expiation and Redemption Pagan Initiations and the Second Birth Myth of the Golden Age The Saviour-God and the Virgin-Mother Ritual Dancing The Sex-Taboo The Genesis of Christianity The Meaning of it All The Ancient Mysteries The Exodus of Christianity Conclusion Appendix on the Teachings of the Upanishads I Rest II. The Nature of the Self Index. Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 - 28 June 1929) was an English...
CONTENTS Introductory Solar Myths and Christian Festivals The Symbolism of the Zodiac Totem-Sacraments and Eucharists Food and Vegetation Magic Magici...
Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 - 28 June 1929) was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist. A poet and writer, he was a close friend of Rabindranath Tagore, and a friend of Walt Whitman.He corresponded with many famous figures such as Annie Besant, Isadora Duncan, Havelock Ellis, Roger Fry, Mahatma Gandhi, Keir Hardie, J. K. Kinney, Jack London, George Merrill, E. D. Morel, William Morris, Edward R. Pease, John Ruskin, and Olive Schreiner. As a philosopher he is particularly known for his publication of Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure in which he...
Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 - 28 June 1929) was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist. A poet and writer, ...
This vintage book contains Edward Carpenter's treatise on homosexuality. Within this treatise, Carpenter expresses his views on homosexuality, or 'uranianism' as he calls it. He explains how he believes that its ostensible increase marks a new age of sexual liberation. This seminal text will appeal to those with an interest homosexuality and how it was viewed in the past, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this...
This vintage book contains Edward Carpenter's treatise on homosexuality. Within this treatise, Carpenter expresses his views on homosexuality, or 'ura...