Sex and Spirit: Living Wisdom

This work provides a multi-faceted treatment of the relationship between sex and the human spirit. Topics covered in the book include: sexual practices; fertility religions; sex and the hunter; sacred prostitutes; mystical fusions of body and spirit (for example through Tantra); Dionysus and collective ecstasy; and the complex tensions between body and soul in Christianity and other religions. It is illustrated with contemporary and historic art, including pillow books and Tantric carvings.