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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Series Editor’s Comment
Foreword
Preface
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
CHINA’S OLDEST SEX LITERATURE
SKETCH OF CHINESE HISTORY
STUDIES OF CHINESE SEXOLOGY IN ENGLISH
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDIES OF CHINESE SEXUALITY
CONCLUSION: THE NEED FOR A MODERN SEXOLOGICAL STUDY
Chapter 2 The Harmony of Yin and Yang
THE YIN-YANG CONCEPT
THE YIN-YANG CONCEPT IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
THE I-CHING, YIN-YANG, AND SEX
SEXUAL ATTITUDES IN THE CONFUCIAN, TAOIST, AND BUDDHIST TRADITIONS
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE: LOVE AND SEX IN SHE KING
Chapter 3 ‘Inside the Bedchamber’
THE EARLIEST CHINESE SEX BOOKS
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEDICAL, TAOIST, AND SEXOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND WRITINGS
MATERIALS PRESERVED IN JAPANESE COLLECTIONS
THE AVAILABILITY OF ANCIENT SEXOLOGICAL WORKS IN MODERN CHINA
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHINESE SEX CLASSICS
THE ENDURING VALUE OF THE ANCIENT SEXOLOGICAL LITERATURE
Chapter 4 Sexual Techniques of the Taoists
THE ROLE OF TAOISM IN CHINESE CULTURE
THE ROLE OF SEXUAL LORE IN TAOISM
MYTHS—SOURCES OF TAOIST SEXUAL THEORY
METHODS—TAOIST SEXUAL LORE
TAOIST TECHNIQUES FOR SEXUAL PLEASURE
CONCLUSION—MODERN USES OF TAOIST SEXUAL METHODS
Chapter 5 Prostitution in Chinese Society
THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROSTITUTION IN CHINA
THE COURTESANS
THE PROSTITUTES
SEXUAL PRACTICES OF CHINESE PROSTITUTES
THE ABOLITION OF PROSTITUTION IN THE 1950s
THE REVIVAL OF PROSTITUTION IN THE 1980s
THE CURRENT ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS PROSTITUTION IN CHINA
Chapter 6 Classical Chinese Erotica
CLASSIFICATIONS OF CHINESE FICTIONAL WORKS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF CLASSICAL CHINESE EROTIC NOVELS
FICTIONAL DEPICTIONS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SUPPRESSION OF EROTIC FICTION IN THE YUAN, MING, AND CHING DYNASTIES (A.D. 1271–1911)
THE COMPLETE PROHIBITION OF EROTICA IN MAINLAND CHINA TODAY
Chapter 7 Homosexuality
MALE HOMOSEXUALITY
FEMALE HOMOSEXUALITY
Chapter 8 Transvestism and Transsexualism
TRANSVESTISM
TRANSSEXUALISM
THE CURRENT SITUATION OF TRANSSEXUALS IN CHINA
Chapter 9 Changing Attitudes toward Sex in China Today
STRESS FACTORS: TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM, OFFICIAL REPRESSION, AND PRIVATE PERMISSIVENESS
SEX OBSCURANTISM AND SEX EDUCATION
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SEXUAL LIBERATION
Notes on Romanization
References with Selected Annotations
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