Vices, Gods, and Virtues
Cosmology as a Mediating Factor in Attitudes toward Male Homosexuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3662109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard J Hoffman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 27-44 |
| Publication date | 1984-04-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v09n02_02 |
| OpenAlex | W2046832497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Using historical and anthropological evidence, the article examines the relationship of the polytheistic and monotheistic cosmologies and attitudes toward sexuality, in particular, male homosexuality. The polytheistic cosmology included the ideas of the continuity of creation, the generative forces of the universe as a whole, and gender blurring in the realm of the supernatural. In the monotheistic cosmology the godhead (Yahweh) is unborn and does not father any generations, the universe is desexualized, and the conception of gender is rigidified. The author concludes that polytheism created the conditions for a wide verity of sexual expression and sex-role behavior and did not preclude any particular form of sexual activity. In contradistinction, the monotheistic cosmology was highly restrictive of permissible male and female behavior and sexual expression and conduct. Consequently, polytheism was able to embrace the crossing of gender lines and homosexual relationships while monotheism was incapable of making these accommodations
Epistemology · Expression (computer science · Generative grammar · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Islam · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Monotheism · Realm · Sociology · Theology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 2014 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |