Sorry to change the title of my reply, but the other one had plenty of
airtime. I believe that Peter Brown (in "Body and Society") sees the classical
condemnations, and some early Christian, of homosexuality as rooted in an
aversion to becoming "feminine", i.e. being the "passive" recipient of
intercourse. Certainly there is evidence for this being the problem in that
marvelous article (whose name escapes me) about Viking insults. All rooted in
fear of a diminished "masculinity". Regards, Terry
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