A Treatise on the Cause of Exhausted Vitality, Or Abuses of the Sexual Function (Classic Reprint)
A Treatise on the Cause of Exhausted Vitality, Or Abuses of the Sexual Function (Classic Reprint)

Author: Eli Peck Miller

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-01-11

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781334975813

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Cause of Exhausted Vitality, or Abuses of the Sexual Function But I am so impressed with the importance of a knowl edge of the subjects here presented, that I earnestly hope this book will overcome many of the existing prejudices against a dissemination of such truths 3 and, in order to accomplish this, I must look for aid in its circulation from all who feel that reform in this direction is needed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Religion of Chiropractic
The Religion of Chiropractic

Author: Holly Folk

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2017-03-13

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1469632802

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Chiropractic is by far the most common form of alternative medicine in the United States today, but its fascinating origins stretch back to the battles between science and religion in the nineteenth century. At the center of the story are chiropractic's colorful founders, D. D. Palmer and his son, B. J. Palmer, of Davenport, Iowa, where in 1897 they established the Palmer College of Chiropractic. Holly Folk shows how the Palmers' system depicted chiropractic as a conduit for both material and spiritualized versions of a "vital principle," reflecting popular contemporary therapies and nineteenth-century metaphysical beliefs, including the idea that the spine was home to occult forces. The creation of chiropractic, and other Progressive-era versions of alternative medicine, happened at a time when the relationship between science and religion took on an urgent, increasingly competitive tinge. Many remarkable people, including the Palmers, undertook highly personal reinterpretations of their physical and spiritual worlds. In this context, Folk reframes alternative medicine and spirituality as a type of populist intellectual culture in which ideologies about the body comprise a highly appealing form of cultural resistance.

How Sex Got Screwed Up: The Ghosts that Haunt Our Sexual Pleasure - Book Two
How Sex Got Screwed Up: The Ghosts that Haunt Our Sexual Pleasure - Book Two

Author: Jon Knowles

Publisher: Vernon Press

Published: 2019-03-31

Total Pages: 1034

ISBN-13: 1622734165

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The ghosts that haunt our sexual pleasure were born in the Stone Age. Sex and gender taboos were used by tribes to differentiate themselves from one another. These taboos filtered into the lives of Bronze and Iron Age men and women who lived in city-states and empires. For the early Christians, all sex play was turned into sin, instilled with guilt, and punished severely. With the invention of sin came the construction of women as subordinate beings to men. Despite the birth of romance in the late middle ages, Renaissance churches held inquisitions to seek out and destroy sex sinners, all of whom it saw as heretics. The Age of Reason saw the demise of these inquisitions. But, it was doctors who would take over the roles of priests and ministers as sex became defined by discourses of crime, degeneracy, and sickness. The middle of the 20th century saw these medical and religious teachings challenged for the first time as activists, such as Alfred Kinsey and Margaret Sanger, sought to carve out a place for sexual freedom in society. However, strong opposition to their beliefs and the growing exploitation of sex by the media at the close of the century would ultimately shape 21st century sexual ambivalence. Book Two of this two-part publication traces the history of sex from the Victorian Era to present day. Interspersed with ‘personal hauntings’ from his own life and the lives of friends and relatives, Knowles reveals how historical discourses of sex continue to haunt us today. This book is a page-turner in simple and plain language about ‘how sex got screwed up’ for millennia. For Knowles, if we know the history of sex, we can get over it.