Posts Tagged history

In search of the world’s oldest porn

In search of the world's oldest porn

What can the erotic objects of pre-history tell us about how humankind’s relationship with sexuality has changed over time? Jasper Wrayburn looks at some really old smut. Thinking of The World’s Oldest Porn might conjure all sorts of images: a Victorian sepia-toned photograph of a woman in bloomers, a Roman fresco of a couple enjoying [...]

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Witchcraft and women’s troubles

Witchcraft and women's troubles

Some describe the ‘burning times’ as a female Holocaust in which millions of women were put to death by misogynistic men. Historian Jo Edge goes to the source and finds a different story. Witchcraft conjures many images. One is the fairytale of the hag with a broomstick, cackling while making mysterious potions in a cauldron. [...]

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