''The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices'' is a reference book by
Brenda Love
Brenda Love (born December 13, 1950) is an American psychologist, writer, international lecturer and sexologist. She is a leading authority on paraphilias, fetishes, sadomasochism and unusual sex practices. She has documented over 750 sex pract ...
, first published in 1992, and republished many times.
Description
The book describes a huge number of
human sexual practices, many of which are either uncommon or regarded as taboo in many cultures. Many of the topics covered are related to
paraphilia of various kinds. The book includes over 700 entries and 150
illustrations.
''The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices'' is the only mainstream reference available on many of these topics.
It has also been published in
Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German and
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
.
See also
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Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied ...
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Human sexual behavior
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Paraphilia
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Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism or erotic fetishism is a sexual fixation on a nonliving object or nongenital body part. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has ''a fetish'' for that object is a fetishist. A sexual fetish may be regard ...
References
External links
Glossary of clinical sexology (it - en)
Sexology literature
Encyclopedias of sexuality
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