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The Plague of Lust, Vol. 2 (of 2) / Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s Notes
By Julius Rosenbaum
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The author surveys sexual practices and the venereal diseases described in classical antiquity, examining terminology and behaviors such as various oral and anal acts. He analyzes clinical descriptions and the pathology of infections—gonorrhea, urethral ulcers, buboes, eruptions and growths—and reviews ancient diagnostic and therapeutic responses. The work evaluates social and environmental influences on disease transmission and presentation, including climate, cleanliness, bathing, circumcision, and the effects of shame and secrecy on observation. Separate sections address cultic and cultural contexts of sexual expression, nomenclature, and the practical obstacles that limited accurate medical recording in antiquity.

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Title: The Plague of Lust, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Author: Julius Rosenbaum

Release date: September 19, 2020 [eBook #63246]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation, accents, spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.

Anchors for footnotes 373, 379, 383, 391, 392, 394, 404, and 406 were missing and have been added in appropriate places.

The images in Arabic are of poor quality so the transcriptions should be treated with caution.

The book contains several blank pages and long and multi page footnotes hence there are gaps in, and variable spacing of, page numbers. Many index entries refer directly to multi-page footnotes, where this is clearly the case, the index link directs to the footnote.

The use of parentheses, especially in the footnotes, is rather wayward and they have been paired wherever possible.