Erotic Encounters: Beauty and Conversion in the Ottoman Frontier
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020743825100858
Abstract: Abstract This article focused on the erotic encounters between male characters in the Ottoman frontier epic of the Battalname that led to conversion to Islam. It argues that these moments of eroticism between two male… read more here.
Keywords: ottoman frontier; erotic encounters; eroticism; encounters beauty ... See more keywords
Eroticism and the loss of imagination in the modern condition
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DOI: 10.1080/14797585.2024.2408359
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper finds its origin in a debate between Georges Bataille (1897-1962) and Octavio Paz (1914-1998) on what is central to the idea of eroticism. Bataille posits that violence and transgression are fundamental to… read more here.
Keywords: loss imagination; imagination; eroticism; paz ... See more keywords
Relaxing the straight male anus: Decreasing homohysteria around anal eroticism
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DOI: 10.1177/1363460716678560
Abstract: This study examines the practice and perception of receptive anal eroticism among 170 heterosexual undergraduate men in a US university. We analyze the social stigmas on men’s anal pleasure through the concept of homohysteria, which… read more here.
Keywords: anal eroticism; eroticism; anal pleasure; decreasing homohysteria ... See more keywords