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... sexual relationships also began to disappear . The extreme sexual polarity of a patri- archal world was finally attenuated and men began to relate emotionally to women as they formerly had related only to other men . Once men were ...
... sexual relationships also began to disappear . The extreme sexual polarity of a patri- archal world was finally attenuated and men began to relate emotionally to women as they formerly had related only to other men . Once men were ...
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... sexual being . Love abolishes sexual polarity and a man and a woman relate to each other al- most as if they both were one sex . But Tristan and Iseut la Blonde cannot share life together , nor can they continue to share the same sexual ...
... sexual being . Love abolishes sexual polarity and a man and a woman relate to each other al- most as if they both were one sex . But Tristan and Iseut la Blonde cannot share life together , nor can they continue to share the same sexual ...
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... sexual polariza- tion . On the other hand , a naturalistic philosophy of love which has amputated all possible courtly aspects assigns equal appetites and strengths to both men and women from the outset to the conclusion of their sexual ...
... sexual polariza- tion . On the other hand , a naturalistic philosophy of love which has amputated all possible courtly aspects assigns equal appetites and strengths to both men and women from the outset to the conclusion of their sexual ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ritual and Roleplaying in the World of the Hero | 11 |
Erotic Love and Egoism in the Age of Enlightenment | 117 |
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