sex; 5) for apotropaic reasons, to turn away the effects
of magic, sorcery, the evil eye, and hostile spirits. We
shall see that one or more of these considerations can
Additionally explain what nudity once meant for the Greeks-and how it changed.2
Though it doesn't function as a protection against the
weather (1), nakedness, like clothing or armour, was
used to recognize social groups (2), in life and in artwork.
Clothes, in fact, distinguishes human society, civilized
people, from animals and wild beasts, which are
Nude. Humans wear clothes, creatures don't. In a
clothed society, however, nakedness is unique, and can
be used as a "costume."
came to indicate a comparison between Greek and nonGreek, as well as between women and men. The latter
Differentiation is linked with the most fundamental connotation of nakedness, the sense of shame, vulnerability and
exposure it arouses in person (3), and the related sense
of shock aroused by its sight. Clothes is made to
avoid such powerful emotions by covering the human body especially the male genitals, the phallus, and female genitals and breast. A "body taboo" against nakedness in
People is fairly worldwide.3 There initially existed in
to hide the wearer's sex organ, a loin cloth, perizoma or
diazoma, as the Greeks usually called it. The attractiveness of
the nude body (4) has often been exalted. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ff-naturist/muriel-nude-beach.html and
aesthetic attractiveness, as Kenneth Clark has shown, has
caused an alternate word to be used: this aspect of nakedness is known as "nudity."4
In the early Near East Ishtar,5 and in the West
Aphrodite,' the goddesses of love, were traditionally
Nude. The attractiveness and strength of the naked male
body were also commended, and heroes, like the Master of Animals, were symbolized naked, or wearing
Just a belt.7 It was the Greeks who brought into our
culture the ideal of male nudity as the highest sort of
beauty. Greek art and sport exalted the beauty of
the youthful male sportsman, whose figure supplied the
The image of the
Naked young man, the kouros statue of early Greek art
(contrasting with the clothed female, the kore), embodied the arete or magnificence of an aristocratic youth, who
was kaloskagathos, "wonderful and commendable."8
Because of the strong emotions of shame, shock,
lust, admiration, violation, pity, and disgust aroused
by the sight of the nude human body, the most frequent organizations are with taboo, magic, and ritual
(5). When the sexual organ was uncovered, its power
was unleashed. Apotropaic and charming nudity, calling for the exposure of male genitals and female
Bearing power of this sophisticated image. As a taboo, it
can shield against the evil eye. Like the Gorgon's
gaze, it can paralyze or protect. The partial nudity or
Vulnerability of a woman's breast or genitals, for example,
can signify weakness and powerlessness; but it can
also function as powerful magic.9 In art and in life,
belief in such magic powers is well attested in many
cultures throughout history, and has survived into our
own times. Phallic or "priapic" figurines and amulets,
as well as obscene gestures, still serve as protection
When
Clothing is normal, exhibitionist acts of nakedness often
have a magic meaning. In the kingdom of magic, nudity
wards off a fascination or other dangerous type of magic, compels love, and gives strength to one's own practice of
society nudity was special, monstrous, dangerous, and
powerful,"1 complete nakedness was averted in regular life. It was saved for special situations or particular
ritual ceremonies.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ola-naturist/nudism-porn.html , also, maintained hints of this magic power
of nakedness.
avoided, so that its magic power could be maintained. A
linguistic taboo thus caused the kind of the word for
"naked" to transform, in all the Indoeuropean languages.
Though gymnos, nudus, nackt, etc. were all originally
related to each other-so linguists ensure us-they
were all transformed in diverse and unexpected ways,
so that their first likeness is almost unrecognizable.12 For most parts of the body, there's what
Devoto called a "succinct" terminology:13 the words for
"heart," "eye," "foot," "knee," "nose," "tooth," "eyebrow" are basically the same in all the Indoeuropean
languages. Differences can be accounted for, even described, by linguistic "rules." But words for "nude,"
as well as the names of specific parts of the bodyfinger, tongue, hand, and hair-are different in the
Distinct languages. How can this be explained? nudist family sex stories had fingers, tongues, hands, hair,
sex; 5) for apotropaic reasons, to turn away the effects
of magic, sorcery, the evil eye, and hostile spirits. We
shall see that one or more of these considerations can
Additionally explain what nudity once meant for the Greeks-and how it changed.2
Though it doesn't function as a protection against the
weather (1), nakedness, like clothing or armour, was
used to recognize social groups (2), in life and in artwork.
Clothes, in fact, distinguishes human society, civilized
people, from animals and wild beasts, which are
Nude. Humans wear clothes, creatures don't. In a
clothed society, however, nakedness is unique, and can
be used as a "costume."
came to indicate a comparison between Greek and nonGreek, as well as between women and men. The latter
Differentiation is linked with the most fundamental connotation of nakedness, the sense of shame, vulnerability and
exposure it arouses in person (3), and the related sense
of shock aroused by its sight. Clothes is made to
avoid such powerful emotions by covering the human body especially the male genitals, the phallus, and female genitals and breast. A "body taboo" against nakedness in
People is fairly worldwide.3 There initially existed in
diazoma, as the Greeks usually called it. The attractiveness of
the nude body (4) has often been exalted. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ff-naturist/muriel-nude-beach.html and
aesthetic attractiveness, as Kenneth Clark has shown, has
caused an alternate word to be used: this aspect of nakedness is known as "nudity."4
In the early Near East Ishtar,5 and in the West
Aphrodite,' the goddesses of love, were traditionally
Nude. The attractiveness and strength of the naked male
body were also commended, and heroes, like the Master of Animals, were symbolized naked, or wearing
Just a belt.7 It was the Greeks who brought into our
culture the ideal of male nudity as the highest sort of
beauty. Greek art and sport exalted the beauty of
the youthful male sportsman, whose figure supplied the
The image of the
Naked young man, the kouros statue of early Greek art
(contrasting with the clothed female, the kore), embodied the arete or magnificence of an aristocratic youth, who
was kaloskagathos, "wonderful and commendable."8
Because of the strong emotions of shame, shock,
lust, admiration, violation, pity, and disgust aroused
by the sight of the nude human body, the most frequent organizations are with taboo, magic, and ritual
(5). When the sexual organ was uncovered, its power
was unleashed. Apotropaic and charming nudity, calling for the exposure of male genitals and female
Bearing power of this sophisticated image. As a taboo, it
can shield against the evil eye. Like the Gorgon's
gaze, it can paralyze or protect. The partial nudity or
Vulnerability of a woman's breast or genitals, for example,
can signify weakness and powerlessness; but it can
also function as powerful magic.9 In art and in life,
cultures throughout history, and has survived into our
own times. Phallic or "priapic" figurines and amulets,
as well as obscene gestures, still serve as protection
When
Clothing is normal, exhibitionist acts of nakedness often
have a magic meaning. In the kingdom of magic, nudity
wards off a fascination or other dangerous type of magic, compels love, and gives strength to one's own practice of
society nudity was special, monstrous, dangerous, and
powerful,"1 complete nakedness was averted in regular life. It was saved for special situations or particular
ritual ceremonies.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ola-naturist/nudism-porn.html , also, maintained hints of this magic power
of nakedness.
avoided, so that its magic power could be maintained. A
linguistic taboo thus caused the kind of the word for
"naked" to transform, in all the Indoeuropean languages.
Though gymnos, nudus, nackt, etc. were all originally
related to each other-so linguists ensure us-they
were all transformed in diverse and unexpected ways,
so that their first likeness is almost unrecognizable.12 For most parts of the body, there's what
Devoto called a "succinct" terminology:13 the words for
"heart," "eye," "foot," "knee," "nose," "tooth," "eyebrow" are basically the same in all the Indoeuropean
as well as the names of specific parts of the bodyfinger, tongue, hand, and hair-are different in the
Distinct languages. How can this be explained? nudist family sex stories had fingers, tongues, hands, hair,
