Sex and Sacredness: A Catholic Homage to Venus

Alex Comfort ancient apprehension become believe bodily C. S. Lewis Catholic Catholicism Christian Church comparative religion concept concerned contraception cult D. H. Lawrence daemonic Venus danger desacralised desire distinctive divine Eliade emphasis enactment evil existence experience fact fear feelings female fertility function further goddess hierophanies holy human Ibid imagination importance instinct involved kind language least less London male Manichaean Margaret Mead Marxism matter means mind Mircea Eliade modern moral mystery nature negative neurosis object observed obvious pagan particular perhaps permissive society physical sexuality pietas Playboy pleasures positive possible practical present-day priest priesthood primarily primitive profane psychological question realism recognised relationship religious responses rite ritual Rudolf Otto sacramental sacred sacredness seems seen sense sexual behaviour sexual revolution simply social speak suggest suppose supremely talk tendency thing tradition tremendum wholly word worship writer