The origins and role of same-sex relations in human societies / James Neill.

Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009.

vii, 470 pages ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-463) and index.

Against nature? : homosexual behavior in the animal world -- The nature people : same-sex behavior among indigenous peoples -- The inheritance of nature : the ambisexual harmony of human sexuality -- Same-sex behavior at the dawn of civilization -- Love between warriors : homosexual customs of the early Indo-European -- Greek homosexuality : the age of heroes -- love-inspired valor -- Greek homosexuality : educational homosexuality in classical Greece -- Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome : homosexual customs in the republic and early empire -- Ambisexuality in ancient Rome : the Christianized empire and the foundations of western homophobia -- A regal love : the ancient traditions of same-sex love in China -- Monks and warriors : a thousand years of noble love in Japan -- Homosexual love in the world of Islam -- Medieval Europe : sexual tolerance in the age of chivalry -- Medieval Europe : the propagation of neurosis -- Authoritarian religion versus human ambisexuality -- Nature out of balance : sexual neurosis in modern society.