68 relations: Age of consent, Ajanta Caves, Alain Daniélou, Ancient Egypt, Apsara, Arabic, Bengal, Bible, Bombay Presidency, Brahmo Samaj, Buddhism, Catholic Church, China, Culture of Asia, Debonair (magazine), East India Company, Eastern Europe, EBay, Europe, Fashion, Female education, Government of India, Hinduism, Hinduism and LGBT topics, History of China, History of human sexuality, History of Japan, History of Southeast Asia, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality in India, Human male sexuality, Human trafficking, Indology, Indus Valley Civilisation, Information Technology Act, 2000, Inquisition, Kama Sutra, Kamashastra, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kiss, Mahabharata, Neotantra, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Nudity, Nymph, Orientalism, Polyandry, Polygamy, Polygyny, ..., Prarthana Samaj, Prostitution, Purdah, Ramayana, Remarriage, Rigveda, Sex education, Sex in Indian entertainment, Sexually transmitted infection, Sikhism and sexual orientation, Siren (mythology), Sumer, Taboo, The Continent of Circe, Tibetan culture, Tropics, Upanishads, Widow. Expand index (18 more) »
Age of consent
The age of consent is the age below which a minor is considered to be legally incompetent to consent to sexual acts.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Age of consent · See more »
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are 29 (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Ajanta Caves · See more »
Alain Daniélou
Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist, and a noted Western convert to and expert on Shaivite Hinduism.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Alain Daniélou · See more »
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River - geographically Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, in the place that is now occupied by the countries of Egypt and Sudan.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Ancient Egypt · See more »
Apsara
An apsara, also spelled as apsaras by the Oxford Dictionary (respective plurals apsaras and apsarases), is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu culture.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Apsara · See more »
Arabic
Arabic (العَرَبِيَّة) or (عَرَبِيّ) or) is a Central Semitic language that first emerged in Iron Age northwestern Arabia and is now the lingua franca of the Arab world. It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living from Mesopotamia in the east to the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai peninsula. Arabic is classified as a macrolanguage comprising 30 modern varieties, including its standard form, Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. As the modern written language, Modern Standard Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities, and is used to varying degrees in workplaces, government, and the media. The two formal varieties are grouped together as Literary Arabic (fuṣḥā), which is the official language of 26 states and the liturgical language of Islam. Modern Standard Arabic largely follows the grammatical standards of Classical Arabic and uses much of the same vocabulary. However, it has discarded some grammatical constructions and vocabulary that no longer have any counterpart in the spoken varieties, and has adopted certain new constructions and vocabulary from the spoken varieties. Much of the new vocabulary is used to denote concepts that have arisen in the post-classical era, especially in modern times. During the Middle Ages, Literary Arabic was a major vehicle of culture in Europe, especially in science, mathematics and philosophy. As a result, many European languages have also borrowed many words from it. Arabic influence, mainly in vocabulary, is seen in European languages, mainly Spanish and to a lesser extent Portuguese, Valencian and Catalan, owing to both the proximity of Christian European and Muslim Arab civilizations and 800 years of Arabic culture and language in the Iberian Peninsula, referred to in Arabic as al-Andalus. Sicilian has about 500 Arabic words as result of Sicily being progressively conquered by Arabs from North Africa, from the mid 9th to mid 10th centuries. Many of these words relate to agriculture and related activities (Hull and Ruffino). Balkan languages, including Greek and Bulgarian, have also acquired a significant number of Arabic words through contact with Ottoman Turkish. Arabic has influenced many languages around the globe throughout its history. Some of the most influenced languages are Persian, Turkish, Spanish, Urdu, Kashmiri, Kurdish, Bosnian, Kazakh, Bengali, Hindi, Malay, Maldivian, Indonesian, Pashto, Punjabi, Tagalog, Sindhi, and Hausa, and some languages in parts of Africa. Conversely, Arabic has borrowed words from other languages, including Greek and Persian in medieval times, and contemporary European languages such as English and French in modern times. Classical Arabic is the liturgical language of 1.8 billion Muslims and Modern Standard Arabic is one of six official languages of the United Nations. All varieties of Arabic combined are spoken by perhaps as many as 422 million speakers (native and non-native) in the Arab world, making it the fifth most spoken language in the world. Arabic is written with the Arabic alphabet, which is an abjad script and is written from right to left, although the spoken varieties are sometimes written in ASCII Latin from left to right with no standardized orthography.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Arabic · See more »
Bengal
Bengal (Bānglā/Bôngô /) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in Asia, which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Bengal · See more »
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Bible · See more »
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency, also known as Bombay and Sind from 1843 to 1936 and the Bombay Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Bombay Presidency · See more »
Brahmo Samaj
Brahmo Samaj (Bengali: ব্রাহ্ম সমাজ Bramho Shômaj) is the societal component of Brahmoism, which began as a monotheistic reformist movement of the Hindu religion that appeared during the Bengal Renaissance.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Brahmo Samaj · See more »
Buddhism
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Buddhism · See more »
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Catholic Church · See more »
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and China · See more »
Culture of Asia
The culture of Asia encompasses the collective and diverse customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, politics and religion that have been practiced and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of the continent of Asia since prehistory.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Culture of Asia · See more »
Debonair (magazine)
Debonair is an Indian monthly men's magazine, originally modeled after Playboy.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Debonair (magazine) · See more »
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and East India Company · See more »
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Eastern Europe · See more »
EBay
eBay Inc. is a multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and EBay · See more »
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Europe · See more »
Fashion
Fashion is a popular style, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle products, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Fashion · See more »
Female education
Female education is a catch-all term of a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Female education · See more »
Government of India
The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Government of India · See more »
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Hinduism · See more »
Hinduism and LGBT topics
Hindu views of homosexuality and, in general, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) issues, are diverse and different Hindu groups have distinct views.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Hinduism and LGBT topics · See more »
History of China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC,William G. Boltz, Early Chinese Writing, World Archaeology, Vol.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and History of China · See more »
History of human sexuality
The social construction of sexual behavior—its taboos, regulation, and social and political impact—has had a profound effect on the various cultures of the world since prehistoric times.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and History of human sexuality · See more »
History of Japan
The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and History of Japan · See more »
History of Southeast Asia
The term Southeast Asia has been in use since World War II.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and History of Southeast Asia · See more »
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
New!!: History of sexuality in India and HIV/AIDS · See more »
Homosexuality in India
Homosexuality is mostly a taboo subject in Indian civil society and for the government.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Homosexuality in India · See more »
Human male sexuality
Human male sexuality covers physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and political aspects of the human male sexual response and related phenomena.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Human male sexuality · See more »
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Human trafficking · See more »
Indology
Indology or South Asian studies is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of India and as such is a subset of Asian studies.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Indology · See more »
Indus Valley Civilisation
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), or Harappan Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation (5500–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Indus Valley Civilisation · See more »
Information Technology Act, 2000
The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Information Technology Act, 2000 · See more »
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat public heresy committed by baptized Christians.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Inquisition · See more »
Kama Sutra
The Kama Sutra (कामसूत्र) is an ancient Indian Hindu text written by Vātsyāyana.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Kama Sutra · See more »
Kamashastra
In Indian literature, Kāmashastra refers to the tradition of works on Kāma: Desire (love, erotic, sensual and sexual desire in this case).
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Kamashastra · See more »
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, about southeast of Jhansi.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Khajuraho Group of Monuments · See more »
Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called simply Great Britain,Parliament of the Kingdom of England.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Kingdom of Great Britain · See more »
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Kiss · See more »
Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Mahabharata · See more »
Neotantra
Neotantra, navatantra (Sanskrit: नव, nava 'new') or tantric sex, is the modern, western variation of tantra often associated with new religious movements.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Neotantra · See more »
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Nirad C. Chaudhuri · See more »
Nudity
Nudity, or nakedness, is the state of wearing no clothing.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Nudity · See more »
Nymph
A nymph (νύμφη, nýmphē) in Greek and Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Nymph · See more »
Orientalism
Orientalism is a term used by art historians and literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures (Eastern world).
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Orientalism · See more »
Polyandry
Polyandry (from πολυ- poly-, "many" and ἀνήρ anēr, "man") is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Polyandry · See more »
Polygamy
Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Polygamy · See more »
Polygyny
Polygyny (from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία from πολύ- poly- "many", and γυνή gyne "woman" or "wife") is the most common and accepted form of polygamy, entailing the marriage of a man with several women.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Polygyny · See more »
Prarthana Samaj
Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay based on earlier reform movements.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Prarthana Samaj · See more »
Prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Prostitution · See more »
Purdah
Pardah or pardah is the term used primarily in South Asia, (from پرده, meaning "curtain") to describe in the South Asian context, the global religious and social practice of female seclusion that is associated with Muslim communities.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Purdah · See more »
Ramayana
Ramayana (रामायणम्) is an ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Ramayana · See more »
Remarriage
Remarriage is a marriage that takes place after a previous marital union has ended, as through divorce or widowhood.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Remarriage · See more »
Rigveda
The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, from "praise" and "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns along with associated commentaries on liturgy, ritual and mystical exegesis.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Rigveda · See more »
Sex education
Sex education is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Sex education · See more »
Sex in Indian entertainment
In Indian film and television, the taboo about the depiction of sexuality has been declining.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Sex in Indian entertainment · See more »
Sexually transmitted infection
Sexually transmitted infections (STI), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or venereal diseases (VD), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Sexually transmitted infection · See more »
Sikhism and sexual orientation
Sikhism has no specific teachings about homosexuality and the Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, does not explicitly mention heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Sikhism and sexual orientation · See more »
Siren (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Siren (mythology) · See more »
Sumer
SumerThe name is from Akkadian Šumeru; Sumerian en-ĝir15, approximately "land of the civilized kings" or "native land".
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Sumer · See more »
Taboo
In any given society, a taboo is an implicit prohibition or strong discouragement against something (usually against an utterance or behavior) based on a cultural feeling that it is either too repulsive or dangerous, or, perhaps, too sacred for ordinary people.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Taboo · See more »
The Continent of Circe
The Continent of Circe (1965) is a book of essays written by Indian author Nirad C. Chaudhuri that was winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for 1966.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and The Continent of Circe · See more »
Tibetan culture
Tibet developed a distinct culture due to its geographic and climatic conditions.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Tibetan culture · See more »
Tropics
The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Tropics · See more »
Upanishads
The Upanishads (उपनिषद्), a part of the Vedas, are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with religious traditions like Buddhism and Jainism.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Upanishads · See more »
Widow
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died and a widower is a man whose spouse has died.
New!!: History of sexuality in India and Widow · See more »
Redirects here:
Hinduism and sex, Hinduism and sexuality, History of sex in India, History of sex in india.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sexuality_in_India