The Ancient Greek Promiscuity
The Ancient Greek Promiscuity
Author(s): Jelena ČvorovićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Ancient World, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: male homosexual behavior; Ancient Greece; restraint;
Summary/Abstract: Non-reproductive sex, including homosexuality, is a by-product: such behavior would be a consequence of selection for male sexual eagerness due to the significantly less parental investment in the past. Here we argue that the key element in restraining such behavior is ancestral: traditions that discourage promiscuity. The ancient Greece is selected to illustrate this thesis.
Journal: Гласник Етнографског института САНУ
- Issue Year: LI/2003
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 43-53
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English