Ritual sex / edited by David Aaron Clark & Tristan Taormino.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: RhinocerosPublication details: New York : Masquerade Books, 1996.Edition: 1st Rhinoceros edDescription: 386 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 1563333910
  • 9781563333910
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 810.8/03538 21
LOC classification:
  • PS509.E7 R58 1996
Online resources:
Contents:
Irreverent Angels, Faithful Sinners, and Dark Souls / Tristan Taormino -- I. SACRED BLOOD -- Shiny Sharp Things / Pat Califia -- The Supreme Homage / Genesis P-Orridge -- Day of Atonement: Confessional / Michael Lowenthal -- Shayna Maidel / Laura Antoniou -- Confess / Tristan Taormino -- Full Blown / Peter Sotos -- To Be Blessed with a Brutal Nightmare of Angels ; This Supreme, Sarcastic Succulence Called Death / Carl Watson -- II. RITUAL, RELIGION, RITE -- A Brief History of Religious Sex / Sabrina Aset -- Radical Rite / Guy A. Baldwin -- Pasiphaë: The Woman Who Fucked Bulls / Will Tracy -- Thee Seeding Ship / Genesis P-Orridge -- The Catholic Religion as a Sadomasochistic Cult ; Fantasy of Satan: Case of Jed #17 / Terence Sellers -- The Burning Bed / Michael Perkins -- III. WORSHIP AND SACRIFICE -- The Pedestal / Michael Odom -- Revelation / Tom Caffrey -- A Puja to Ganesha / Simon Sheppard -- Calvinism / Lawrence Schimel -- Our Lady of the Wrist Restraints / David Aaron Clark -- Baby Teeth / Margaret Bishop -- Blood... / Kate Bornstein -- IV. DEMONOLOGY -- Death Rock / Thomas S. Roche -- The Meat Spectre / Thom Metzger -- Down by the River / Samuel R. Delany -- Devil in Miss Jones 5: Consumed by Passion / Selwyn Harris -- The Full Effect of Mary / Alice Joanou -- Faggot Rant / Sandra Lee Golvin -- V. HEALING SPIRITS -- Physical Prayers: Spirituality and Sexuality / Beth Brant -- Animals: A Fable / Mark Thompson -- Radical Faeries, Radical Drag: Engaging Queer Mythology Publicly and Privately / D. Travers Scott -- Pictures From the Black Dance / Guy Baldwin -- Yoni Massage Ritual: New Ancient Erotic Massage Ritual & Magical Mystery Tours for Women / Annie Sprinkle with Joseph Kramer -- fisting / Sandra Lee Golvin -- Dirty / Robin Podolsky -- Ashes to Asses, Dust to Lust / David Aaron Clark.
Summary: "A volume of literary explorations of the many intersections of sex and religion. While many people believe the body and soul to occupy completely independent realms, the contributors ... demonstrate that the two share more common ground than society feels comfortable acknowledging. From personal memoirs of ecstatic revelation, to fictional quests to reconcile sex and spirit, to historical overviews of religion's obsession with regulating the libido, Ritual Sex delves into forbidden areas with gusto--providing an unprecedented look at private life."--P. [4] of cover.
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Book Book Stonewall Non-Fiction PS 509 RIT 1996 1 Available 55300695111

Brief bio-bibliographical notes on contributors: p. 379-386.

At end of text, [9] pp. feature ads and order forms for "Masquerade" magazine (6 iss/yr), and imprints/series Rhinoceros Books and Richard Kasak Books.

Irreverent Angels, Faithful Sinners, and Dark Souls / Tristan Taormino -- I. SACRED BLOOD -- Shiny Sharp Things / Pat Califia -- The Supreme Homage / Genesis P-Orridge -- Day of Atonement: Confessional / Michael Lowenthal -- Shayna Maidel / Laura Antoniou -- Confess / Tristan Taormino -- Full Blown / Peter Sotos -- To Be Blessed with a Brutal Nightmare of Angels ; This Supreme, Sarcastic Succulence Called Death / Carl Watson -- II. RITUAL, RELIGION, RITE -- A Brief History of Religious Sex / Sabrina Aset -- Radical Rite / Guy A. Baldwin -- Pasiphaë: The Woman Who Fucked Bulls / Will Tracy -- Thee Seeding Ship / Genesis P-Orridge -- The Catholic Religion as a Sadomasochistic Cult ; Fantasy of Satan: Case of Jed #17 / Terence Sellers -- The Burning Bed / Michael Perkins -- III. WORSHIP AND SACRIFICE -- The Pedestal / Michael Odom -- Revelation / Tom Caffrey -- A Puja to Ganesha / Simon Sheppard -- Calvinism / Lawrence Schimel -- Our Lady of the Wrist Restraints / David Aaron Clark -- Baby Teeth / Margaret Bishop -- Blood... / Kate Bornstein -- IV. DEMONOLOGY -- Death Rock / Thomas S. Roche -- The Meat Spectre / Thom Metzger -- Down by the River / Samuel R. Delany -- Devil in Miss Jones 5: Consumed by Passion / Selwyn Harris -- The Full Effect of Mary / Alice Joanou -- Faggot Rant / Sandra Lee Golvin -- V. HEALING SPIRITS -- Physical Prayers: Spirituality and Sexuality / Beth Brant -- Animals: A Fable / Mark Thompson -- Radical Faeries, Radical Drag: Engaging Queer Mythology Publicly and Privately / D. Travers Scott -- Pictures From the Black Dance / Guy Baldwin -- Yoni Massage Ritual: New Ancient Erotic Massage Ritual & Magical Mystery Tours for Women / Annie Sprinkle with Joseph Kramer -- fisting / Sandra Lee Golvin -- Dirty / Robin Podolsky -- Ashes to Asses, Dust to Lust / David Aaron Clark.

"A volume of literary explorations of the many intersections of sex and religion. While many people believe the body and soul to occupy completely independent realms, the contributors ... demonstrate that the two share more common ground than society feels comfortable acknowledging. From personal memoirs of ecstatic revelation, to fictional quests to reconcile sex and spirit, to historical overviews of religion's obsession with regulating the libido, Ritual Sex delves into forbidden areas with gusto--providing an unprecedented look at private life."--P. [4] of cover.

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