Subtitle: a scientific treatise on sex, its nature and function, and its influence on art, science, architecture, and religion–with special reference to sex worship and symbolism
Author: O. A. (Otto Augusts) Wall

Publisher: C.V. Mosby Co., 
City: St. Louis
Year: 1922

 

SEX 
Primitive ideas about sex, 2; Heaven and earth, 3; Creator hermaphrodite, 5; Plato's idea, 5; Hindu story of creation of animals, 5. 

MODERN RELIGIONS 
Definition, 6 ; Father, 7 ; Bibles, 8 ; Brahmanism, 8 ; Hindu Trinity, 9 ; Jewish and Christian Bible, 9; Bibliolatry, 10; Oral transmission, 11; Koran, 13; Statistics of religion, 14. 

OTHER BELIEFS 
Shintoism, 14; Taoism, 14; Confucianism, 14; Buddhism, 14; Gautama, 16; Lamaism, 18; Statistics, 19; Shamanism, 20. 

HOW OLD IS MANKIND 
Geological ages, 20 ; Darwinism, 22 ; Earliest writing, 23 ; Earth 's age, 24 ; Age of man, 24; Pithecanthropus, 26; Alalus, 28; Inhabitants of Pacific Islands, 29; Similarity of Aztec and Asiatic civilizations, 31 ; Aztec crucifix, 33 ; How many races of man, 34 ; Biblical account, 34 ; Other accounts, 34 ; Preglacial art, 35 ; Early records, 36; Evolution, 37. 

NATURE OF SEX 
Mystery, 39 ; Death and reproduction, 40 ; Death angel, 41 ; Styx and Charon, 43; Disease demons, 45; Witchcraft, 46. 

NATURE OF REPRODUCTION 
Fission, 49; Asexual, 49; Budding, 50; Conjugation, 52; Anabolism, 52; Katabolism, 53 ; Evolution of sex, 53 ; Impregnation, 55 ; Parthenogenesis, 57 ; Hermaphroditism, 58 ; Atavism, 59 ; Determination of sex, 61 ; Nourishment, 61 ; Parthenogenesis in insects, 64. 

STATUS OF WOMAN 
In Dahomey, 68; Jus primae noetic, 60; Biblical, 69; Has woman a soul? 70; Infanticide, 72 ; Socialistic communities, 73 ; Mosaic law, 74 ; in England, 76 ; Woman 's dress, 78; Koran on woman, 78; Slavery of woman, 79; Whipping women, 82; Chastity belts, 83; Census on woman, 89. 

COSMOGONIES 
Genesis, 91; Books of Moses, 95; Legend of Sargon, 96; Days of Genesis, 97; Koran, creation, 97; Persian version, 97; Years, 98; Months, 98; Weeks, 98; Zodiac, 99; Days of the week, 99; Sabbath, 101. 

GEMETEIA 
Antichrist, 102; Lucky and unlucky days, and numbers, 103; Creation of the world, Philo, 104; Six, 104; Numbers have sex, 104. 

BIBLE OF THE GREEKS 
Writings of Hesiod and Homer, 106; Birth of Venus, 108; Eros, 109; Babylonian account of creation, 110; Brahmanic account, 111; Buddhism, 112; Origin of religious sentiment, gratitude, 114; fear, 116; Ancestor worship, 115; Manes, 115; Phallus as a symbol, 116; People without religion, 118; Persian views, 119; Hindus, 120; Are mythologies religions? 121; Caves, Cybele, 121; Demiurge, 122; Mandaeans, 123; Assurbanipal 's library, 124; Avesta, 124; Story of flood, 125; Cosmic egg, 126. Iggdrasil, 128; Ash tree, 129; Alder tree, 129; Birch, 129; Lupercalia, 130; Fir tree, 130; Marriage to trees, 130; Birth trees, 131; Gender of plant names, 131; Sex in plants, 134; Fertilization in plants, 136. 

SEX IN ANIMALS AND MANKIND 
Lilith, 139; Prakriti, 139; Adam a hermaphrodite, 139; Purusha, 140; Breath the fertilizing agent, 140 ; Seed from male alone, 140 ; Right side of body male, left female, 143 ; Ancient views of sex, 145 ; Medieval views, 147 ; Modern views, 149. 

LIGHT ON A DARK SUBJECT 
Female, 150 ; Vulva, 151 ; Pelvic organs, 151 ; Menses, 152 ; Human ovum, 153 ; Pregnancy, 154; Mammary gland, 156; Male, 157; Spermatozoon, 158; Male genitals, 159; Coition, 160; Masturbation, 162; Onanism, 163; Sexual instinct, 166; Coition, how often, 174; seasons for, 175; Sexual passion, 175; Rutting odor, 177. 

SOCIAL RELATIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN 
Promiscuity, 180; Monogamy, 181; Family, 183; Marriage by capture, 185; Polygamy or Polygyny, 187; Marriage by purchase of wives, 190; Marriage to sisters, 192; Kabbalah, 193; Free love, 199; Double standard of morality, 200; Polyandry, 200; Concubinage, 202; Prostitution, 204; Celibacy, 205; Asceticism, 207; Skopsi, 211; Eunuchs or Castrati, 212. 

GRATIFICATION OF THE SENSES 
Sense of Smell, 213; Perfume for gods, 218; Sacrifices, 219; Human sacrifices, 222; Druidic sacrifices, 226; Aztec sacrifices, 227; Incense, 228; Perfume for humans, 230; Odophone, Dr. Piesse, 230; Antiquity of cabarets, 232; Perfumes, forms of, 233; Perfume of the human body, 236; Perfuming the bride, 239; Perfume among the ancients, 239; Natural odors of the human body, 242; Sense of hearing, 248; Sense of taste, 249; Kiss, 250; Love cake, 250; Cannibalism, 251; Sense of touch, 253; Sense of sight, 253; Beauty, 255; Long hair, 256; Elliptic shape of women, 257; 
Bosom of woman, 259; waist, 261; Legs and feet, 262; Dance, 263; Religious dances, 266; Social dances, 267. 

ART AND ETHICS 
Influence of World's Fairs, 269; Egyptian art, 271; Greek art, 271; Nude in art, 273; In churches, 277; Nudity for baptism, 277; Adam and Eve, 279; Chiton, 281; Arena, 283; Prostitute, 285; Una, 286; Idealization in art, 287; Modem decadence of art, 288; Indecency in art, 289; Realism, 289; Vulgarity in art, 290. 

SCULPTURE 
Sculpture, 292; Decency, 294; Indecency, 294; Innocence of naked childhood, 297; Modern photography of the nude, 298; Pompeiian bath-room paintings, 302. 

ART ANATOMY 
Rules of proportion of bodies, 303; Heredity, 305; Children, 308; Women, 308; Men, 308; Youths and Maidens, 309; Plan of body structure, 310; Wedge shape of men, 312; Elliptic form of women, 313; Feminine beauty, 313. 

CREDULITY 
Magic, 315; An old deer, 316; Educated mermaid, 316; Patron saint of Poland, 316; Multiple births, 317; Three hundred and sixty- five children at one birth, 318; Agnosticism, 319; Atheism, 320. 

LYCANTHROPY 
Lycanthropy, 321; Witches, 322; Diana and Actaeon, 323; Daphne and Apollo, 324. 

ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS IDEAS 
How myths travel, 327; Unitarianism, 330; Trinitarianism, 330; What are the Gods? 331; Ancient ideas, 331; Neo-Platonists, 333; Pantheism, 333; Pythagoreans, 333; Hesiod's fable of hawk and nightingale, 335; Homo est creator dei, 337; Religious intolerance and persecution, 337; Burning at the stake, 339. 

PRIMITIVE BELIEFS 
Fear of Ghosts, 343 ; Fetiches, 343 ; African fetich place, 344 ; Suttee in India, 345; Dragons, 346; Asshur, 347; Idols, 348; Images, 348; Aztec idols, 350; Teraphim, 351; Pan, 354; Stones, pillars, steeples, etc., 355; Dolmens, Cromlechs, etc., 356; Animals as symbols of deities, 356; Sivayites or Lingayats, 357; Greek statues of deities, 357; Ikons, 358; Crucifix or cross, 358. 

SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GODS 
Daemones, Greek, 360; Demons, modern, 360; Exorcism, 361; Philacteries or charms, 361 ; Pentagram, 361 ; Were-wolves, 362 ; Vampires, 362 ; Incubi and Succubi, 364; Manichaeism, 364; Simon Magus, 365; Witches' Sabbath, 366; Trial of Witches, 366; Fauns, 367; Satyrs, 368; Sileni, 368; Nymphs, 368; Naiads, 369; Angels, 370; Genii, 370; Valkyrs, 372; Sirens, 373; Sons of God, 373; Incest and Rape. 374. 

THE GODS LIVED LIKE MEN 
Ammon, 375; Wodan, 375; Demeter, 375; Proserpina, 376; Lara, 376. 

MONOGAMY, POLYGAMY 
Osiris and Isis, 376; Juno, 377; Zeus or Jupiter, 377. 

PHALLIC WORSHIP

Unity of religions, 378; Phallism, 379; Creator, the father, 380; Lingam, 382; Ancestor worship, 382; Phallus, 382; Male sexual organs, 383; Baal, 384; Phallic pillars, dolmens, etc., 385 ; Asher, Anu and Hoa, 386 ; Male symbols, 387 ; male triangle, 387; Lotus, 387; Fleur-de-lis, 388; Shamrock, 388; Phallic jewelry and medals, 389; Abraxas medals, 390; Salerno trinity, 390; Uas sceptre, 393; Pyramid, 393; Triangle symbol for biblical God, 395; Medieval trinity, 398; Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. triangles, 398; Arrow, 399; Thyrsus, 399; Temptation of St. Anthony, 401; Sign of 
the Cross, 403; Trinity, 404; Phallic signs on houses, 405; Holy families, 406; Norns, 406. 

PLANT WORSHIP 
Christmas tree, 408; Maypole, 408; Yule log, 409; Groves (in the Bible), 411; Assyrian tree of life, 413 ; Alchemistic tree of life, 415 ; Witchhazel, 415 ; Mistletoe, 416; Mandrake roots, 417; Love charms, 417; Plant names, 422; Romance of plant names, 422. 

ANIMAL WORSHIP 
Turtle, 430; Bull, 431; Goats, 435; Eagle, 436; Owl, 436; Vulture, 436; Peacock, 437; Doves, 437; Cock, 437; Lamb (Agnus Dei), 437; Searabaeus insect, 582. 

SOME OF THE GODS 
Age of recorded history, 439; Ishtar's trip to Hades, 440; Phoenicia, 441; Sun and moon worship, 442 ; Persia, 443 ; Ormuzd and Ahriman, 444 ; Egypt, 445 ; Osiris, Isis and Horus or Harpokrat, 446 ; Osiris mysteries, 448 ; Greece, 449 ; Old Father Time, 450; Zeus, 450; Mars, 452; Cupid or Amor, 453; Dionysus, 454; India, 456; Four Great Gods, 457; Siva, 458; Vishnu, 459; China, 460; Japan, 461; Mexico, 461. 

THE ETERNAL FEMININE 
Mother worship, 462 ; Symbols of the feminine, 463 ; Vulva, 464 ; Feminine triangle, 465; Abracadabra, 466; Sign of fertility, 467; Ishtar, 468; Cruelty to women, 469 ; Sistrum, 469 ; Stonehenge, 471 ; Arches, 471 ; Shells, 472 ; Adoration, 474 ; Vesic piscis, 475; Door of life, 476; Medals, seals, etc., 476; Symbol of vulva on slate roofs. 479; Labial caressing of woman, 479; Festival of the womb, 482; Worship of breast, 488; Madonna worship, 489; Egg, 491; Goddesses of maternity, 492; Aztec Madonna, 493. 

VIRGIN WORSHIP 
Parthenogenesis, 494; Jupiter and Leda, 495; Fornication, 496; Gods born of women, 496; Diana of Ephesus, 497; Devaki and Krishna, 498; Isis as a virgin, 498; Earth as a Madonna, 499; Juno as Madonna, 501; Queen of Heaven, 502; Madonna and St. Bernhard of Clairvaux, 502; Mound builders' Madonna, 503; Religion of Humanity, 504; Goddess of Reason, 505; Worship of woman, 506. 

ABOUT GODDESSES 
Assyrian and Babylonian, 508; Egypt, 509; Greece, 510; Venus or Aphrodite, 510; Three Graces, 512; Juno, 512; Hebe, 513; Diana or Artemis, 514; Latona, 515; Flora, 516; The Fates, 517; Immaculate Conception, 518. 

MERE MORTAL WOMEN 
Story of Esther, 519; King Candaules, 519; Conon and his daughter, 520; Cassandra, 520; Leaena, 521; Tamerlane and Bajazeth, 521; Model mother of China, 521. 

SEXUAL UNION AMONG DEITIES 
David's shield, 522; Sign of the Gnostics, 522; Swastika, 523; Irish crosses, 524; Hands in blessing, 524; Adam and Eve, in church decoration, 525; Ikons, 526; Iconoclasts, 526; Crux ansata, 527; Hindu holy places, 528; Wedding ring, symbol of yoni, 530; Finger symbol of lingam, 530; Suben, goddess of maternity, 532; Posey rings, 533. 

SERPENT WORSHIP 
Peleus and Thetis, 534; Apple of Discord, 535; Aesculapius' staff, 535; Hygeia, 535; Serpent mound, 537; Zuni snake worship, 538; Adam, Eve and serpent, 539; St. Patrick, 540; Creation of Eve, 542; Worship of Satan, 543. 

WORSHIP OF HEAVENLY BODIES 
Sun and moon, 545 ; Stars and planets, 545 ; Sun myths, 549 ; Golden fleece, 549 ; Mohammedan crescent, 551 ; Marriage of sun and moon, 552 ; Hekate, 553 ; Lunatic 554 ; Planets, 555 ; Zodiacal signs, 556. 

PHALLIC FESTIVALS 
Sexual life, ancient and modern, 557; Prostitution in Rome, 560; Roman festivals, 564; Liberalia, 565; Dionysia, 566; Floralia, 568; Lupercalia, 569; Agrionia, 570; Bacchanalia, 570; Phallic festivals in India, 574. 

WATER 
Worship of rivers and river gods, 575; Styx, 576; Nile, 576; Ganges, 577; Jordaa 577 ; Holy water, 578 ; Urine as holy water, Persia, 579 ; Urine as a remedy, 579. 

IS THERE AN IMMORTAL SOUL? 
Cicero 's ideas, 580 ; Kant on immortality, 581 ; Plato 's ideas, 581 ; Materialistic view, 581; Stoics, 584; Zoroastrian beliefs, 584; Buddha's teachings, 584; Nirvana, 584; Pre-existence of souls, 586; Seat of the soul, 588; Hades, or hell, 589; Heaven or paradise, 590; Have women souls f 591; Devil, 592; Valhalla, 592; Hindu immortality, 593; Myth of Ahasuerus, 594; Conclusion, 595. 

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