Love of the Samurai: A Thousand Years of Japanese Homosexuality

ISBN-10: 0854491155
ISBN-13: 9780854491155
Category: Fiction / Erotica / General
Pages: 158
Language: English
Published: 1989
Publisher: Gay Men's Press
Authors: Tsuneo Watanabe, Junʼichi Iwata

Description

Uncovers the deeply embedded cultural traditions of homosexuality in Japanese society, suggesting that they are as fundamental to an understanding of Japan's traditional civilization as a knowledge of paiderastia is to an appreciation of Greek art.

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