What is it about?
This article discusses the varying ways that societies, past and present, have conceptualized human-animal sex. It also considers the many ways that cultures have incorporated bestiality (whether literal, metaphorical, imaginal, or merely implied) into their art, myths, and religious and social practices.
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Why is it important?
Even in the most progressive of milieux, I do not find many people willing to discuss bestiality openly. There is very little written on the topic, and certainly very little that is analytical -- most is descriptive.
Perspectives
I truly believe that this is a critical issue to examine, on so many levels. In order to understand why I feel this way, however, you will need to read all the way to the end.
JACQUELINE STUHMILLER
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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This page is a summary of: Introduction: The Stallion and the Unicorn; or, Animal Lovers, August 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004707481_002.
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