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Geschichte der Lustseuche. Erster Theil. Die Lustseuche im Alterthume.

Publication Details

Halle: J. F. Lippert, 1845 CE.

French translation, 1847; English translation as The plague of lust, being a history of venereal disease in classical antiquity, and including: Detailed investigations into the cult of Venus, and phallic worship, brothels, the nousos thelēia (Femine disease) of the Scythians, Paederastia, and sexual perversions amongst the ancients, as contributions towards the exact interpretation of their writings. Translated from the Sixth (unabridged) German edition by An Oxford M.A. 2 vols. (Paris: Charles Carrington, 1901). Digital facsimile of the 1839 edition from the Hathi Trust at this link; of the 1901 English translation at this link.

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Entry Number#2421
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2880
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLgeschichte-der-lustseuche-in-alterthume

Geographic Context

Publication place: Halle

Mentioned in annotation: Oxford; Paris