Condemned by critics as "the Bible of the brothel" and "the most demoralising book of the century," Physical, Sexual and Natural Religion (later retitled The Elements of Social Science) was one of the most daring critiques of Victorian morality ever published. Presenting a case for free sexual unions before marriage, widespread contraception and family limitation, use of condoms to guard against venereal disease, and the replacement of Judeo-Christian spirituality with a science-based "religion" (really, a set of humane values) that respected the human body, Drysdale challenged the antisensual currents of his time and anticipated the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
In this carefully abridged edition, the author presents the bulk of Drysdale’s polemic, which has not been reprinted since 1905. He introduces the work with a substantial essay setting out the context in which Elements was written, the influence it exerted, and its relevance to contemporary debates about sex education, control of venereal disease, sexual morality, and the roles of science and religion in society and in our personal lives.
Robert Darby (PhD, University of New South Wales) is an independent scholar with an interest in many aspects of cultural and medical history.
Dr. Robert Darby (Canberra, Australia) is an independent scholar and the author of five books, including A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain. Most recently, he edited Round the Red Lamp and Other Medical Writings by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This is the classic treatise on Victorian sexuality, hugely controversial in its time, that still bears relevance in modern society. Condemned by critics as 'The Bible of the brothel' and 'The most demoralizing book of the century', "The Elements of Social Science" was one of the most daring critiques of Victorian morality ever published. Presenting a case for free sexual unions before marriage, widespread contraception and family limitation, use of condoms to guard against venereal disease, and replacement of Judeo-Christian spirituality with a science-based 'religion' that respected the human body, George Drysdale challenged the anti-sensual currents of his time and anticipated the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Constantly attacked by the medical profession at the time, Drysdale's work was nevertheless exceptionally popular, selling in excess of 100,000 copies by the time of his death in 1904. In this abridge edition, Robert Darby presents the bulk of Drysdale's polemic, which has not been reprinted since 1905, as well as offering an essay that explores the context in which "Elements" was written and its relevance to contemporary issues. Condemned by critics as 'The Bible of the brothel', "The Elements of Social Science" was one of the most daring critiques of Victorian morality ever published. In this abridge edition, the author presents the bulk of Drysdale's polemic, and explores the context in which "Elements" was written and its relevance to contemporary issues. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781616141790
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