Not only surveys cross dressing and gender impersonation throughout history and in a variety of cultures but examines the medical, biological, psychological, and sociological findings that have been presented in modern scientific literature.
Vern L. Bullough Livres
Vern Leroy Bullough était un historien et sexologue américain dont le travail a exploré le développement historique de la sexualité humaine. Il abordait le sujet avec une perspective interdisciplinaire approfondie, intégrant des données historiques avec des aperçus issus de la sociologie et d'autres domaines. Bullough visait à démystifier et à analyser scientifiquement diverses facettes de la sexualité, contribuant ainsi à une compréhension plus profonde de cet aspect complexe de l'existence humaine. Ses recherches approfondies et ses publications ont établi des connaissances fondamentales pour de futures études dans l'histoire de la sexualité.
Originally published in 1979. This is at once a look at the realities of homosexuality in history and an examination of the myths that have grown up around it. The record of practices and prejudices moves from biblical and classical through early and medieval Christian, Renaissance, and Victorian times, to our own era of dramatic changes. It looks at prominent figures who were homosexuals, the theories that have flourished and faded, the differing attitudes toward male and female homosexuality, persecution, and contemporary changes. This classic work is a fascinating historical perspective of all the factors that have shaped and changed our attitudes from ancient times to the present.