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with crowns of cord on their heads; there is a great multitude of women coming and going; passages marked by line run every way through the crowd, by which the men pass and make their choice. Once a woman has taken her place there, she does not go away to her home before some stranger has cast money into her lap, and had intercourse with her outside the temple; but while he casts the money, he must say, "I invite you in the name of

1351:, in the wake of what they described as a divine revelation. Sexual acts played a fundamental role in the church's sacred rites, which were performed by Mary Ellen Tracy herself in her assumed role of High Priestess. Local newspaper articles about the Neopagan church quickly got the attention of local law enforcement officials, and in April 1989, the Tracys' house was searched and the couple arrested on charges of 308:, the rights and good name of female sacred sexual priestesses were protected. The same legislation that protected married women from slander applied to them and their children. They could inherit property from their fathers, collect income from land worked by their brothers, and dispose of property. These rights have been described as extraordinary, taking into account the role of women at the time. 94:

although it has proved harder to differentiate between true prostitution and sacred sex without remuneration. Beginning in the late 20th century, a number of scholars have challenged the veracity of sacred prostitution as a concept, suggesting that the claims are based on mistranslations, misunderstandings or outright inventions of ancient authors. Authors have also interpreted evidence as

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The structure of the interior of the building seemed to suggest that the building was used for prostitution. Large clay vats typically used for bathing were found within the building, along with successive doors within the corridors. The successive doors suggested privacy, and within the time period,

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comments, "the Temple of Aphrodite was so rich that it owned a thousand temple-slaves, courtesans, whom both men and women had dedicated to the goddess". Within the same work, Strabo compares Corinth to the city of Comana, confirming the belief that temple prostitution was a notable characteristic of

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There were also religious embellishments found within the "East Building", such as vases and other vessels that seemed to be connected to religious rituals. The vessels were covered in motifs related to sacrilegious rituals, such as the sacral knot and the image of birds flying freely. The functions

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were not ordinary prostitutes, but sacred harlots who worked out of fertility temples. However, the lack of solid evidence has indicated that the word might refer to prostitutes who offered their services in the vicinity of temples, where they could attract a larger number of clients. The term might

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and La Quéjola, have suggested this practice through their archaeology and iconography. In particular, Cancho Roano features a sanctuary built with multiple cells or rooms, which has been identified as a possible place of sacred prostitution in honor to Astarte. A similar institution might have been

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The historicity of literal sacred prostitution, particularly in some places and periods, is a controversial topic within the academic world. Historically mainstream historiography has considered it a probable reality, based on the abundance of ancient sources and chroniclers detailing its practices,

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The temple of Aphaca may be another source of evidence for temple prostitution. The process is similar to regular prostitution, where male customers paid two or three obol in the form of or in addition to dedications to Aphrodite in exchange for sex with a temple prostitute. In the temple of Aphaca

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The work of gender researchers like Daniel Arnaud, Julia Assante and Stephanie Budin has cast the whole tradition of scholarship that defined the concept of sacred prostitution into doubt. Budin regards the concept of sacred prostitution as a myth, arguing taxatively that the practices described in

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Sacred prostitution has many different characteristics depending on the region, class and the religious ideals of the period and the place, and consequently can have many different definitions. One definition that was developed was due to the common types of sacred prostitution that are recorded in

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However, no certain evidence has survived to prove that sexual intercourse was included, despite many popular descriptions of the habit. It is possible that these unions never occurred but were embellishments to the image of the king; hymns which praise Ancient Near Eastern kings for coupling with

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learned their language and spent more than 50 years studying the culture. He wrote that they participated in religious festivals and rituals, as well as performing sexual acts as part of religious practice. This may be evidence for the existence of sacred prostitution in Mesoamerica, or it may be

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While there may not be a direct connection between temples and prostitution, many prostitutes and courtesans worshipped Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Prostitutes would use their earnings to pay for dedications and ritualistic celebrations in honour of Aphrodite. Some prostitutes also viewed the

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and have intercourse with some stranger at least once in her life. Many women who are rich and proud and disdain to mingle with the rest, drive to the temple in covered carriages drawn by teams, and stand there with a great retinue of attendants. But most sit down in the sacred plot of Aphrodite,

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enacted laws to ban this practice both prior to India's independence and more recently. They include Bombay Devdasi Act, 1934, Devdasi (Prevention of dedication) Madras Act, 1947, Karnataka Devdasi (Prohibition of dedication) Act, 1982, and Andhra Pradesh Devdasi (Prohibition of dedication) Act,

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prostitution, with similar customary forms such as basavi, and involves dedicating pre-pubescent and young adolescent girls from villages in a ritual marriage to a Hindu deity or a Hindu temple, who then work in the temple and function as spiritual guides, dancers, and prostitutes servicing male

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practiced sacred prostitution as part of a cult of deities, including the worship of a mated pair of deities, a bull god and a lion goddess, while in later days it was the mother-goddess who became prominent, representing fertility, and (in Phoenicia) the goddess who presided over human birth.

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Another temple of Aphrodite was named Aphrodite Melainis, located near the city gates in an area known as “Craneion”. It is the resting place of Lais, who was a famous prostitute in Greek history. This suggests that there was a connection with ritual prostitution within temples of Aphrodite.

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The girls involved in temple prostitution were typically slaves owned by the temple. However, some of the girls were gifted to the temple from other members of society in return for success in particular endeavors. One example that shows the gifting of girls to the temple is the poem of

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records that a similar practice or custom took place within Cyprus, with girls offering themselves up for sex as required by the rites of Aphrodite. Ennius and Ovid corroborate each other on the idea that Aphrodite established the act of prostitution within the city of Cyprus.

965:. The building in question is known as the "East Building", but was also referred to as "the House of the Ladies" by the excavator of the building. Some believe that the architecture of this building seemed to reflect the grooming needs of women, but could also have been a 781:. As put by DeGrado, "neither the interpretation of the קדשה as a 'priestess-not-prostitute' (according to Westenholz) nor as a 'prostitute-not-priestess' (according to Gruber) adequately represents the semantic range of Hebrew word in biblical and post-biblical Hebrew." 1209:(歩き巫女 lit. walking shrine-maiden). While aruki miko primarily provided religious services, they were also widely associated with prostitution. However, no religious reasons for miko prostitution are known, and hence the act might be unrelated to sacred prostitution. 111:

Classical sources: sale of a woman's virginity or rinni in honor of a goddess or a once-in-a-lifetime prostitution, professional prostitutes or slaves owned by a temple or sanctuary, and temporary prostitution that occurs before a marriage or during certain rituals.

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was associated with two functions: storage of valuable goods and protection of the private moments of its residents. Because the ground floors were found practically empty, the possibility that the building was used for prostitution increases.

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Athenaeus also alludes to the idea that many of Aphrodite’s temples and sanctuaries were occupied by temple prostitutes. These prostitutes were known to practise sexual rituals in different cities which included Corinth, Magnesia, and Samos.

929:, a famous Greek poet, was commissioned to write a poem that was to be performed at Xenophon’s victory celebration in Corinth. The poet acknowledged that the slaves would serve Aphrodite as sacred prostitutes within her temple at Corinth. 890:, a woman was found buried with an inscription reading: "Adulteress. Prostitute. Seize , because I fled from Bulla Regia." It has been speculated she might have been a woman forced into sacred prostitution as a punishment for adultery. 1602: 948:

of the early fifth century BCE. Both temple prostitutes and priestesses prayed to Aphrodite for help, and were honoured for their potent prayers, which Greek citizens believed contributed to the repelling of the Persians.

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A temple of Kition also shows evidence of sacred prostitution. On a marble plaque, it lists sacred prostitutes among other professions (bakers, scribes, barbers) that were part of ritual personnel at some Cypriot temples.

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A passage in Herodotus explains a Babylonian custom where before marriage, girls had to offer themselves for sex, presumably within a temple, as required by rites of a goddess equivalent to Aphrodite in their culture.

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sometimes dedicated young boys as temple prostitutes. The boys were dressed in girl's clothing, and chiefs and head men would have ritual sexual intercourse with them during religious ceremonies and on holy days.

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were originally seen as intercessors who allowed upper-caste men to have contact with the gods. Though they did develop sexual relations with other men, they were not looked upon with lust. Before

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of the vessels would have been offering food or liquid in relation to the rituals. Combining these two factors, it is a possibility that sacred prostitution existed within this building.

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There were different levels of prostitutes within Ancient Greek society, but two categories are specifically related to sacred or temple prostitution. The first category are

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also reports claims that devadasis are forced into this service and, at least in some cases, to practise prostitution for upper-caste members. Various state governments in

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in the 14th century, they could live an existence apart from the men, with inheritance rights, wealth and influence, as well as living outside of the dangers of marriage.

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Prostitutes performed sacred functions within the temple of Aphrodite. They would often burn incense in honor of Aphrodite. Chameleon of Heracleia recorded in his book,

301:. This raises questions as to whether the phenomenon of temple sexual rites can be generalised to the whole of the ancient world, as earlier scholars typically did. 1456:, for whom sacred prostitution, independently from its historical backing, embodies the sacralization of sex and a celebration of the communion between female and 914:, that whenever the city of Corinth prayed to Aphrodite in manners of great importance, many prostitutes were invited to participate in the prayers and petitions. 883:

action of sexual service and sexual pleasure as an act of devotion to the goddess of love, worshipping Aphrodite through an act rather than a physical dedication.

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are not interchangeable terms: the former occurs 93 times in the Bible, whereas the latter is only used in three places, conveying different connotations.

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in the case of male dancers) might have been desecrated heirs of this practice, considering the role occupied by sex and dance on Phoenician culture.

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have originated as consecrated maidens employed in Canaanite and Phoenician temples, which became synonymous with harlotry for Biblical writers.

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In any case, the translation of sacred prostitute has continued, however, because it explains how the word can mean such disparate concepts as

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In the 1970s and early 1980s, some religious cults practised sacred prostitution as an instrument to recruit new converts. Among them was the

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and sentenced to jail terms: Wilbur Tracy for 180 days plus a $ 1,000.00 fine; Mary Ellen Tracy for 90 days plus mandatory screening for

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as a form of therapy. In places where prostitution is illegal, sacred prostitutes may be paid as therapists, escorts, or performers.

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was worshiped as goddess of sexual power, patroness of prostitutes and artisans involved in the manufacture of luxury items.

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specifically, the men would dedicate their payment to "Cyprian Aphrodite" before engaging in sex with a temple prostitute.

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is a popular adept of this current, favoring particularly the role of ancient sacred prostitutes and priestesses of

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Specifically in 464 BC, Xenophon was victorious in the Olympic Games and donated 100 slaves to Aphrodite’s temple.

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commemorating the prayer of the prostitutes of Corinth on behalf of the salvation of the Greeks from the invading

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are the only sources mentioned by Frazer that were active prior to the 2nd century AD; his other sources include

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while defended by Brahmins, leading to a decline in support for the system and the devadasis soon turned to

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sign is written as a superscript. Determinatives are only written and never spoken. In spoken Sumerian

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often speak of them as running 320 km (200 mi), offering sacrifices, feasting with the sun-god

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It has been argued that sacred prostitution, worked by both males and females, was a custom of ancient

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The foulest Babylonian custom is that which compels every woman of the land to sit in the temple of

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Through the twentieth century, scholars generally believed that a form of sacred marriage rite (

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1988. However, the tradition continues in certain regions of India, particularly the states of

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of a bride), and lifelong sexual rite. However, Frazer took his sources mostly from authors of

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suggest that ancient societies encouraged the practice of sacred sexual rites not only in

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buy girls from poorer families to be dedicated to a temple and are not allowed to marry.

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either confusion, or accusational polemic. He also speaks of kind of prostitutes named

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Heaven's Harlots: My Fifteen Years as a Sacred Prostitute in the Children of God Cult

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or non-sexual religious ceremonies, or possibly even invented as rhetorical devices.

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describes how their women gained gifts by engaging in prostitution with visitors.

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or similar deities in the 4th century AD, as the Christian church historian

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Cultos fenicio-púnicos de Gádir: Prostitución sagrada y Puella Gaditanae

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Association for Promoting the Extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts

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In northern Africa, the area of influence of the Phoenician colony of

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Corolla Torontonensis : studies in honour of Ronald Morton Smith

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Nancy Qualls-Corbett praised sacred prostitution as an expression of

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Religio iberica: santuarios, ritos y divinidades (siglos VII-I A.C.)

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religious cults, possibly involving homosexual temple prostitution.

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Prostitution in ancient Greece § Temple prostitution in Corinth

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accumulated citations to prove this in a chapter of his magnum opus

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Blegen, C. "THE CORINTHIAN GODDESS: Aphrodite and Her Hierodouloi."

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Simbología de la diosa Tanit en representaciones cerámicas ibéricas

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Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos: A Study in the Book of Ezekiel

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Tamar, Qedesha, Qadishtu, and Sacred Prostitution in Mesopotamia

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Terms associated with temple prostitution in Sumer and Babylonia

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Actress Susie Lamb approached sacred prostitution in her 2014

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found in Gadir. Its posterior, renowned erotic dancers called

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Prostitution in ancient Rome § Prostitution and religion

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the sources were misunderstandings of either non-remunerated

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Guadalupe López Monteagudo, María Pilar San Nicolás Pedraz,

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Ruspini, Elisabetta; Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe, eds. (2018).

3203: 3167: 3107: 3021:"'Project Combat' launched to eradicate 'Devadasi' system" 2811:

Engendering Aphrodite: Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus

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was well-known and well-spread. Greek writer-philosopher

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had lost "the Book of the Law". During the reign of King

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Sexual rite performed in the context of religious worship

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Hebrew Qedesha and her Canaanite and Akkadian Cognates

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The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the Feminine

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The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the Feminine

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of sexual love, fertility, and warfare, later called

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Thirty-seventh session: 15 January – 2 February 2007

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Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Volumen 1

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Sacred Prostitution in the Story of Judah and Tamar?

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Horae: Fragments of a Sacred History of Prostitution

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Some miko started travelling in search of livelihood

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Some evidence of sacred prostitution was evident in

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Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Volume 2

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She compared this situation to the figure of 765:This double meaning has led to the belief that 6189: 5148:Pauline's: Memoirs of The Madam on Clay Street 4302: 3900: 3487:Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 3362: 3350: 3266:"Religion Based On Sex Gets A Judicial Review" 2430: 2421: 2100:San José Campos, Christian (2 November 2018). 2026: 1671:Beard, Mary; Henderson, John (November 1997). 1670: 1483:, he extols them and their cult as symbols of 1104:put an end to the rite in the 4th century AD. 6175: 5120:The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl 4741: 3842:. Translated by Winifred Bradford. Doubleday. 2333:. A modern liturgical pronunciation would be 2220:Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri novem 1754:, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 804–805, 1448:This opinion is shared by several schools of 1316: 615:, this service was associated to the city of 592:, a center of worship of the eastern goddess 297:(i.e. 150–500 AD), not from the Classical or 160:'s account and some other testimony from the 4082: 3904:The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion 3558:The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity 2685:Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 2442: 2170: 516:are distinguished by a numerical subscript. 148:rivers featured many shrines and temples or 4237: 3173: 2102:"Las mujeres en la religión fenicio-púnica" 1855: 1853: 6182: 6168: 4748: 4734: 4698:Stuckey, H. Johanna. "Sacred Prostitutes". 4569: 3770: 3574: 3403: 3161: 2477: 2475: 2454: 1727:Bryn Mawr Classical Review, April 28, 2009 736:(in feminine form), from the Semitic root 619:, a nearby city that received the name of 5197:You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again 5058:Sexual and reproductive health and rights 4656: 4284:New Age and Neopagan Religions in America 4185: 3979: 3877: 3089: 3065:"Documentary sheds light on Deuki system" 2781: 2696: 2574: 1978: 1966: 1326:Children of God, also known as The Family 1013:under the reign of the Hellenistic ruler 893: 708:uses two different words for prostitute, 584:, a proposed place of temple prostitution 4637: 4614: 4202: 3388: 3386: 3296:"Star-News – Google News Archive Search" 3221: 3013: 2260: 2258: 2256: 2254: 2179: 1961:; see also the more extensive treatment 1926: 1850: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1708: 1706: 1588: 1586: 1433:and a bridge between the latter and the 1238: 571: 118: 31: 4560: 4473: 4325: 3988: 3837: 3792: 3778:(in Spanish). Independently Published. 3716: 3461: 3415: 3392: 3373: 3371: 3335: 3333: 3331: 3329: 3233: 3209: 3137: 3113: 2859: 2857: 2714:"It was an ancient form of sex tourism" 2544: 2481: 2472: 2301:'s Lexicon (1857). Also transliterated 2264:Associated with the corresponding verb 2194: 2192: 2190: 2188: 2127: 2125: 2123: 1911: 1844: 1752:Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion 1009:) describes sacred prostitution in the 724:simply meant an ordinary prostitute or 565:) as well as the nearby Syrian city of 541:. It would be dedicated to the deities 226:. According to the noted Assyriologist 14: 7324: 4525: 4447:. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 4148: 4014: 3942: 3933: 3901:Grossman, Maxine; et al. (2011). 3861: 3846: 3741:Women, Music, Culture: An Introduction 3737: 3683: 3612: 3452: 3320: 3197: 3149: 2957: 2825: 2769: 2711: 2678: 2629: 2597: 2492: 2235:, Complurum Extra, 6(I), 1996: 451-470 2135:, 2003, Real Academia de la Historia, 2082: 2080: 2078: 2009:, and the Christian church historians 1962: 1954: 1883: 1871: 1832: 1745: 1623: 1592: 1378:Some modern sacred prostitutes act as 1123:People in some Indian states practice 672:Another center of cult to Astarte was 316:All translations are sourced from the 6163: 5113:Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies 5085:A Vindication of the Rights of Whores 5068:World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights 4847:Types of prostitution in modern Japan 4729: 4721:Sacred Prostitution in Ancient Israel 4506: 4404: 4371: 4049: 3965: 3795:Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 3555: 3480: 3430:from the original on 22 November 2020 3383: 3339: 3276:from the original on 12 December 2015 3185: 2902:"What is child hierodulic servitude?" 2821: 2819: 2805: 2803: 2674: 2672: 2670: 2643: 2641: 2625: 2623: 2621: 2619: 2283:from the original on 17 November 2018 2251: 2152: 2150: 2148: 2069: 1938: 1899: 1722: 1718: 1703: 1644: 1605:from the original on 26 November 2018 1583: 1418:, including myself, to be 'decent.'" 846:Sacred prostitution in ancient Greece 676:, whose main temples were located in 4677:from the original on 16 January 2023 4548:from the original on 16 January 2023 4494:from the original on 16 January 2023 4461:from the original on 16 January 2023 4438: 4392:from the original on 16 January 2023 4359:from the original on 16 January 2023 4279: 4167: 4136:from the original on 16 January 2023 4115: 4103:from the original on 16 January 2023 4070:from the original on 16 January 2023 4037:from the original on 16 January 2023 3921:from the original on 16 January 2023 3758:from the original on 16 January 2023 3704:from the original on 16 January 2023 3531: 3409: 3377: 3368: 3326: 3302:from the original on 16 January 2023 3125: 3051: 2854: 2563:Archives of the Balkan Medical Union 2466: 2225: 2185: 2156:Biblical Archaeology Society Staff, 2120: 1638: 980: 835:Ancient Greece and Hellenistic world 114: 4017:"Sacred Prostitution, Contemporary" 3653: 2751:from the original on 25 August 2019 2075: 1859: 1072:closed down a number of temples to 1038: 246:, and receiving a royal crown from 24: 4806:Prostitution statistics by country 4119:The Aztec Image in Western Thought 4019:. In Ditmore, Melissa Hope (ed.). 3982:Prostitution and society: a survey 3660:Biblical & Near Eastern Essays 3497:from the original on 22 April 2021 3464:Ancient Art and its Historiography 3416:Keating, Sara (20 February 2017). 2816: 2800: 2738: 2720:from the original on 14 April 2018 2712:Watson, Andrea (18 October 2016). 2667: 2638: 2616: 2145: 2041:"Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary" 1593:Schulz, Matthias (26 March 2010). 1392:University of California, Berkeley 1347:established their own temple, the 993:(Hellenised since 750 BC), in the 25: 7418: 4941:History of prostitution in Canada 4691: 4225:from the original on 17 July 2019 3882:The Construction of Homosexuality 3641:from the original on 19 June 2020 3455:Revue de l'Histoire des Religions 3246:from the original on 13 June 2020 3234:Padilla, Steve (31 August 1989). 3029:. 30 January 2006. Archived from 2248:, Quad. Preh. Arq. Cast. 18, 1997 2104:(in Spanish). Archivos Historia. 1460:. This practice is associated to 1272:culture was destroyed during the 1063: 864:has sometimes been taken to mean 839: 7304: 6144: 6143: 6132: 6126: 6067:Democratic Republic of the Congo 5127:Mary Wept over the Feet of Jesus 4883:List of sex worker organizations 4755: 3662:. A&C Black. pp. 2–21. 2598:Cyrino, Monica Silveira (2012). 2108:from the original on 2 July 2022 2051:from the original on 5 June 2021 2045:Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary 1412:Sex Workers Outreach Project USA 1390:According to Avaren Ipsen, from 1288:It is agreed that the Aztec god 1191:and temples, which provided for 318:Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary 126:depicted wearing the ceremonial 7260:LGBT-affirming religious groups 4530:. In Murray, Stephen O. (ed.). 4203:Lipiński, Edward (April 2013). 4083:Kamionkowski, S. Tamar (2003). 3886:. University of Chicago Press. 3481:Baugh, S. M. (September 1999). 3445: 3288: 3258: 3227: 3057: 2994: 2975: 2926: 2894: 2787: 2732: 2705: 2650: 2591: 2550: 2529: 2498: 2376: 2340: 2238: 2209: 2093: 2032: 1984: 1948: 1811: 1385: 1349:Church Of The Most High Goddess 1052: 1048:Ancient Rome and late antiquity 989:(Greek-settled since 1100 BC), 699: 642:Phoenicio-Punic settlements in 156:. The 5th-century BC historian 6424:Sexually transmitted infection 4791:Feminist views on prostitution 4663:. Cambridge University Press. 4572:The Harvard Theological Review 4445:Women in the Ancient Near East 4303:Qualls-Corbett, Nancy (1988). 4015:Hunter, Jennifer Tibe (2006). 3560:. Cambridge University Press. 3556:Budin, Stephanie Lynn (2008). 3466:. Cambridge University Press. 2983:Caste: Asia's Hidden Apartheid 2937:. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2086:José María Blázquez Martínez, 2047:. University of Pennsylvania. 1795: 1782: 1739: 1664: 1659:The Harvard Theological Review 105: 86:). Scholars prefer the terms " 13: 1: 6471:Women who have sex with women 4992:Decriminalization of sex work 4660:The Cambridge History of Iran 4474:Sweeney, Marvin Alan (2001). 4288:. Columbia University Press. 2933:Melissa Hope Ditmore (2006). 2698:10.2458/azu_jaei_v07i3_platon 1792:, Ugarit-Forschungen 18, 1986 1760:10.1007/978-0-387-71802-6_600 1577: 1566:List of love and lust deities 1235:Mesoamerica and South America 1139:The system was criticised by 969:for high status individuals. 784:Male prostitutes were called 6604:History of erotic depictions 6494:Criminal transmission of HIV 6047:British Overseas Territories 5041:Prostitution Reform Act 2003 4811:Violence against prostitutes 4561:Trexler, Richard C. (1995). 4412:(2nd ed.). Malden, MA: 4153:. Indiana University Press. 4149:Kramer, Samuel Noah (1969). 4122:. Rutgers University Press. 3980:Henriques, Fernando (1961). 3878:Greenberg, David F. (1988). 3622:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3517:. University of Utah Press. 2970:Ruspini & Bonifacio 2018 2039:University of Pennsylvania. 1959:Chapter 31: Adonis in Cyprus 1888:Chapter 31: Adonis in Cyprus 1328:, who called this practice " 1167: 1128:devotees in the temple. The 532: 253: 206:and the high priestesses of 70:performed in the context of 7: 6589:Counterculture of the 1960s 5031:Prostitution age of consent 4565:. Cornell University Press. 4480:. Oxford University Press. 4372:Singh, Nagendra Kr (1997). 3907:. Oxford University Press. 3613:Cooper, Jerrold S. (1971). 1508: 1468:. Within secular thinking, 1205: 1193: 1141:British colonial government 886:In the temple of Apollo at 519: 279:The British anthropologist 80: 10: 7423: 7311:Human sexuality portal 5036:Prostitution law in Canada 3972:The Histories of Herodotus 3943:Guerra, Francisco (1971). 3838:Flornoy, Bertrand (1958). 3588:Cambridge University Press 3586:. Cambridge and New York: 3102:Bernardino de Sahagún 1982 2576:10.31688/ABMU.2021.56.2.12 2198:Ana María Jiménez Flores, 2015:Socrates of Constantinople 1820:Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1317:Recent Western occurrences 1216: 1171: 1116: 1056: 849: 843: 720:) (קדשה)‎. The word 7299: 7180: 7069: 6788: 6740: 6617: 6574: 6479: 6456:Men who have sex with men 6432: 6305: 6201: 6122: 5232: 5206: 5076: 5026:Massage Parlours Act 1978 4984: 4966:In impressionist painting 4928: 4875: 4819: 4763: 4707:MatriFocus. 2005 vol 5–1. 4657:Yarshater, Ehsan (1983). 4615:Williams, Miriam (1998). 4584:10.1017/S0017816000016199 4089:. Bloomsbury Publishing. 4053:Sex Working and the Bible 3951:. Seminar Press Limited. 3738:Dunbar, Julie C. (2015). 3731:10.1163/15685330-12341300 3582:Aztecs: An Interpretation 2840:10.1017/S0009838819000697 2679:Platon, Lefteris (2015). 1561:List of fertility deities 1556:Sexuality in ancient Rome 1363:. They were subsequently 1343:, California, Wilbur and 1020: 6052:Central African Republic 5014:Contagious Diseases Acts 4703:19 December 2012 at the 4642:. Butzon & Bercker. 4526:Taylor, Clark L (1987). 4326:Rickard, Kelley (2015). 3989:Holland, Eileen (2008). 3858:Published in 12 volumes 2877:11 February 2009 at the 2630:Strong, Rebecca (1997). 2244:Julio González Alcalde, 1651:Joan Goodnick Westenholz 1263: 1212: 1203:and came to be known as 1199:, fell into bankruptcy. 1178: 1112: 1001:(c. 330 BC hellenised). 997:(8th century BC) and in 792:(literally: male who is 588:At the Etruscan site of 306:Hammurabi's code of laws 191: 74:, possibly as a form of 7372:History of prostitution 6139:Prostitution portal 4936:History of prostitution 4280:Pike, Sarah M. (2004). 4116:Keen, Benjamin (1990). 3684:Debord, Pierre (1982). 3380:, pp. 122, 126–127 3174:Miller & Taube 1993 1732:12 January 2014 at the 1689:10.1111/1468-0424.00072 1303: 1247: 1107: 7397:Antiochus IV Epiphanes 7387:Books of the Maccabees 6732:Split attraction model 6722:Sexual objectification 6632:Anarchism and love/sex 4796:Prostitution by region 4786:Drugs and prostitution 4050:Ipsen, Avaren (2014). 3984:. MacGibbon & Kee. 3069:Himalayan News Service 2660:, Vol. 23, Mar. 2015, 2204:Universidad de Sevilla 1479:. In his seminal work 1244: 1015:Antiochus IV Epiphanes 894:Temple(s) of Aphrodite 585: 277: 134: 60:religious prostitution 44: 7402:Constantine the Great 7352:Religious occupations 7342:Religious sex rituals 6692:Sex-positive movement 6345:Reproductive medicine 6340:Obesity and sexuality 6287:Sexual response cycle 6082:Republic of Macedonia 5162:Revolting Prostitutes 5008:Canada (AG) v Bedford 4961:In Harlem Renaissance 4910:Sex-positive movement 4905:Sex-positive feminism 4837:Internet prostitution 4719:Jenin Younes (2008), 4534:. Instituto Obregón. 4441:"Temple Prostitution" 4439:Stol, Marten (2016). 3840:The World of the Inca 3807:10.1353/fro.2004.0008 3511:Bernardino de Sahagún 2988:23 April 2003 at the 2384:"Lexicon results for 2348:"Lexicon results for 1748:"Sacred Prostitution" 1746:Larson, Paul (2010), 1546:Primitive promiscuity 1278:Bernardino de Sahagún 1242: 1084:also writes that the 829:High Priest of Israel 811:, as recorded in the 742:(קדש)‎ meaning 665:in Roman sources (or 575: 264: 176:, but throughout the 152:dedicated to various 122: 35: 7362:Sexual controversies 7218:Buddhist monasticism 7208:Christian demonology 7034:Urethral intercourse 6833:Erotic sexual denial 6524:Cybersex trafficking 6397:Erectile dysfunction 6097:United Arab Emirates 4915:Sex worker movements 4711:Deuteronomy 23:18–19 4414:Blackwell Publishing 4311:. Inner City Books. 3871:(abridged ed.). 3863:Frazer, James George 3848:Frazer, James George 3690:(in French). BRILL. 3541:. Penn State Press. 3007:24 July 2017 at the 2981:Human Rights Watch. 2907:Anti-Slavery Society 2888:10 July 2018 at the 2658:Scripta Mediterranea 2520:Strong's Concordance 2514:12 June 2018 at the 2505:Lexicon results for 2412:Strong's concordance 2295:Strong's concordance 2163:16 July 2019 at the 1677:Gender & History 140:societies along the 138:Ancient Near Eastern 96:secular prostitution 78:or divine marriage ( 7357:Ancient priestesses 7337:Religious practices 7332:Sacred prostitution 7272:Sacred prostitution 7061:Wet T-shirt contest 6925:Non-penetrative sex 6883:Mammary intercourse 6564:Revenge pornography 6335:Masters and Johnson 6297:Vaginal lubrication 5977:Trinidad and Tobago 5265:Antigua and Barbuda 5063:Sexual Offences Act 4976:Sacred prostitution 4920:Sex workers' rights 4867:Window prostitution 4857:Street prostitution 4832:Forced prostitution 4375:Divine Prostitution 4255:Thames & Hudson 4212:The Biblical Annals 4168:Kuly, Lisa (2003). 4023:. Greenwood Press. 4009:isbn:9781609254520. 3772:Escohotado, Antonio 3363:Qualls-Corbett 1988 3351:Qualls-Corbett 1988 3212:, pp. 191–192. 3116:, pp. 132–133. 2868:Life of Constantine 2828:Classical Quarterly 2745:goddess-pages.co.uk 2495:, pp. 133–148. 2457:, pp. 245–265. 2431:Grossman et al 2011 2364:on 17 November 2018 2271:"Genesis 1:1 (KJV)" 2027:Qualls-Corbett 1988 1929:, pp. 213–222. 1835:, pp. 111–115. 1641:, pp. 419–435. 1256:maintained several 805:Book of Deuteronomy 796:). The Hebrew word 635:by Roman authors). 484:Prostitute (EDIIIb) 404:Hierodule Priestess 299:Hellenistic periods 52:temple prostitution 48:Sacred prostitution 7118:Red-light district 7014:Sexual penetration 7002:Sexual intercourse 6920:Nipple stimulation 6599:Golden Age of Porn 6499:Child sexual abuse 6466:Sexual orientation 6392:Sexual dysfunction 6330:Male contraceptive 6292:Sexual stimulation 6241:Nocturnal emission 6072:Dominican Republic 6057:Crown dependencies 5183:Unspeakable Things 5053:Right to sexuality 4898:Female sex tourism 4876:Support activities 4827:Child prostitution 4378:. APH Publishing. 3993:The Wicca Handbook 3936:Ugarit-Forschungen 3654:Day, John (2004). 3323:, p. 419-420. 3270:The New York Times 2526:'s Lexicon (1857). 2418:'s Lexicon (1857). 2202:, 2001. Habis 32. 2088:La diosa de Chipre 1902:, pp. 85–104. 1551:Hijra (South Asia) 1485:female empowerment 1473:Antonio Escohotado 1398:and as a model of 1245: 1149:Human Rights Watch 1068:The Roman emperor 946:Greco-Persian Wars 803:The Law of Moses ( 712:(זונה)‎ and 623:for its temple of 586: 228:Samuel Noah Kramer 162:Hellenistic Period 135: 45: 7319: 7318: 7228:Hindu monasticism 7213:Clerical celibacy 7079:Adult video games 6790:Sexual activities 6707:Sexual attraction 6697:Sexual abstinence 6609:Sexual revolution 6594:Feminist sex wars 6549:Sexual misconduct 6544:Sexual harassment 6509:Indecent exposure 6216:Clitoral erection 6157: 6156: 5190:Whore of New York 5155:Playing the Whore 5092:Call Me Elizabeth 4956:In colonial India 4946:In ancient Greece 4842:Male prostitution 4406:Smith, Michael E. 3719:Vetus Testamentum 3548:978-1-64602-020-1 3240:Los Angeles Times 3140:, pp. 10–14. 3104:, pp. 55–56. 2944:978-03-133296-8-5 2914:on 2 January 2016 2739:Stupia, Tiziana. 2469:, pp. 6, 13. 2445:, pp. 21–22. 2443:Kamionkowski 2003 2400:on 29 August 2018 2393:Blue Letter Bible 2388:(Strong's H6948)" 2357:Blue Letter Bible 2352:(Strong's H2181)" 2276:Blue Letter Bible 1914:, pp. 13–47. 1769:978-0-387-71801-9 1626:, pp. 18–19. 1481:Rameras y esposas 1462:spiritual healing 1380:sexual surrogates 1292:(taken from both 1007:2 Maccabees 6:4–5 995:Kingdom of Pontus 981:Hellenistic world 942:Achaemenid Empire 866:sacred holy woman 662:puellae gaditanae 502: 501: 115:Ancient Near East 100:fertility deities 72:religious worship 56:cult prostitution 18:Temple prostitute 16:(Redirected from 7414: 7309: 7308: 7233:Jain monasticism 6997:Sexual fetishism 6915:Mechanics of sex 6798:Conventional sex 6702:Sexual addiction 6637:Extramarital sex 6419:Sexual surrogate 6255:male ejaculation 6184: 6177: 6170: 6161: 6160: 6147: 6146: 6137: 6136: 6130: 6107:Northern Ireland 5822:Papua New Guinea 5134:Nocturnal Revels 5106:The Happy Hooker 4997:Prostitution law 4750: 4743: 4736: 4727: 4726: 4686: 4684: 4682: 4653: 4634: 4622: 4611: 4566: 4557: 4555: 4553: 4522: 4503: 4501: 4499: 4470: 4468: 4466: 4435: 4401: 4399: 4397: 4368: 4366: 4364: 4345:. 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Nevertheless, 732:literally means 637:Valerius Maximus 446:A Class of Women 323: 322: 286:The Golden Bough 212:Sumerian goddess 150:houses of heaven 85: 68:paid intercourse 21: 7422: 7421: 7417: 7416: 7415: 7413: 7412: 7411: 7322: 7321: 7320: 7315: 7303: 7295: 7223:Catholic Church 7183: 7176: 7065: 6784: 6736: 6642:Family planning 6621: 6613: 6570: 6559:Sexual violence 6534:Sex trafficking 6475: 6461:Sexual identity 6451:Gender identity 6428: 6414:Sexual medicine 6310: 6301: 6267:Penile erection 6221:Erogenous zones 6205: 6197: 6195:human sexuality 6188: 6158: 6153: 6131: 6118: 6087:Solomon Islands 6077:Dutch Caribbean 5802:Overseas France 5228: 5202: 5169:Sex Power Money 5072: 4980: 4971:In Kuki society 4951:In ancient Rome 4924: 4871: 4815: 4781:Ranch (brothel) 4759: 4754: 4705:Wayback Machine 4694: 4689: 4680: 4678: 4671: 4650: 4631: 4623:. Eagle Brook. 4551: 4549: 4542: 4519: 4497: 4495: 4488: 4464: 4462: 4455: 4424: 4395: 4393: 4386: 4362: 4360: 4353: 4319: 4296: 4265: 4228: 4226: 4222: 4207: 4161: 4139: 4137: 4130: 4106: 4104: 4097: 4073: 4071: 4064: 4040: 4038: 4031: 4005: 3959: 3924: 3922: 3915: 3894: 3856:(3rd ed.). 3786: 3761: 3759: 3752: 3707: 3705: 3698: 3674: 3672: 3670: 3644: 3642: 3638: 3632: 3617: 3598: 3568: 3549: 3525: 3500: 3498: 3474: 3457:(183): 111–115. 3448: 3443: 3433: 3431: 3423:The Irish Times 3414: 3410: 3404:Escohotado 2018 3402: 3398: 3391: 3384: 3376: 3369: 3361: 3357: 3349: 3345: 3338: 3327: 3319: 3315: 3305: 3303: 3294: 3293: 3289: 3279: 3277: 3264: 3263: 3259: 3249: 3247: 3232: 3228: 3220: 3216: 3208: 3204: 3196: 3192: 3184: 3180: 3172: 3168: 3162:Clendinnen 1991 3160: 3156: 3148: 3144: 3136: 3132: 3124: 3120: 3112: 3108: 3100: 3096: 3088: 3084: 3074: 3072: 3063: 3062: 3058: 3050: 3046: 3036: 3034: 3019: 3018: 3014: 3009:Wayback Machine 2999: 2995: 2990:Wayback Machine 2980: 2976: 2968: 2964: 2956: 2952: 2945: 2931: 2927: 2917: 2915: 2900: 2899: 2895: 2890:Wayback Machine 2879:Wayback Machine 2862: 2855: 2824: 2817: 2808: 2801: 2792: 2788: 2780: 2776: 2768: 2764: 2754: 2752: 2737: 2733: 2723: 2721: 2710: 2706: 2677: 2668: 2655: 2651: 2646: 2639: 2628: 2617: 2610: 2596: 2592: 2555: 2551: 2543: 2539: 2534: 2530: 2516:Wayback Machine 2503: 2499: 2491: 2487: 2480: 2473: 2465: 2461: 2455:Westenholz 1989 2453: 2449: 2441: 2437: 2429: 2422: 2403: 2401: 2382: 2381: 2377: 2367: 2365: 2346: 2345: 2341: 2286: 2284: 2269: 2263: 2252: 2243: 2239: 2230: 2226: 2214: 2210: 2197: 2186: 2182:, pp. 9–27 2178: 2171: 2167:, 7 August 2018 2165:Wayback Machine 2155: 2146: 2130: 2121: 2111: 2109: 2098: 2094: 2085: 2076: 2068: 2064: 2054: 2052: 2037: 2033: 2025: 2021: 1989: 1985: 1977: 1973: 1969:, vol. 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But the word 702: 535: 522: 437: 423:Cult Prostitute 357: 314: 256: 194: 117: 108: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 7420: 7410: 7409: 7404: 7399: 7394: 7389: 7384: 7379: 7374: 7369: 7364: 7359: 7354: 7349: 7344: 7339: 7334: 7317: 7316: 7314: 7313: 7300: 7297: 7296: 7294: 7293: 7292: 7291: 7281: 7280: 7279: 7277:Ancient Greece 7269: 7264: 7263: 7262: 7252: 7247: 7242: 7237: 7236: 7235: 7230: 7225: 7220: 7210: 7205: 7204: 7203: 7188: 7186: 7178: 7177: 7175: 7174: 7169: 7164: 7163: 7162: 7152: 7147: 7146: 7145: 7140: 7130: 7125: 7120: 7115: 7114: 7113: 7108: 7098: 7097: 7096: 7086: 7081: 7075: 7073: 7067: 7066: 7064: 7063: 7058: 7057: 7056: 7051: 7041: 7036: 7031: 7026: 7021: 7016: 7011: 7010: 7009: 6999: 6994: 6992:Sexual fantasy 6989: 6984: 6979: 6974: 6969: 6964: 6959: 6958: 6957: 6952: 6947: 6942: 6937: 6927: 6922: 6917: 6912: 6907: 6906: 6905: 6900: 6895: 6893:Anal fingering 6885: 6880: 6875: 6870: 6865: 6860: 6855: 6853:Foot fetishism 6850: 6845: 6840: 6835: 6830: 6825: 6820: 6815: 6810: 6805: 6800: 6794: 6792: 6786: 6785: 6783: 6782: 6777: 6772: 6767: 6762: 6757: 6752: 6746: 6744: 6738: 6737: 6735: 6734: 6729: 6724: 6719: 6714: 6712:Sexual capital 6709: 6704: 6699: 6694: 6689: 6684: 6679: 6677:Premarital sex 6674: 6669: 6664: 6659: 6654: 6649: 6644: 6639: 6634: 6628: 6626: 6615: 6614: 6612: 6611: 6606: 6601: 6596: 6591: 6586: 6580: 6578: 6572: 6571: 6569: 6568: 6567: 6566: 6561: 6556: 6554:Sexual slavery 6551: 6546: 6541: 6539:Sexual assault 6536: 6531: 6526: 6516: 6511: 6506: 6501: 6496: 6491: 6489:Age of consent 6485: 6483: 6477: 6476: 6474: 6473: 6468: 6463: 6458: 6453: 6448: 6442: 6440: 6430: 6429: 6427: 6426: 6421: 6416: 6411: 6410: 6409: 6404: 6402:Hypersexuality 6399: 6389: 6384: 6374: 6369: 6364: 6363: 6362: 6357: 6352: 6342: 6337: 6332: 6327: 6322: 6316: 6314: 6303: 6302: 6300: 6299: 6294: 6289: 6284: 6282:Sexual arousal 6279: 6274: 6269: 6264: 6259: 6258: 6257: 6243: 6238: 6233: 6228: 6223: 6218: 6212: 6210: 6199: 6198: 6187: 6186: 6179: 6172: 6164: 6155: 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