Transcriber’s Notes
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but allother spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
Anchors for footnotes 27 and 59 were missing and have been added inappropriate places.
The Orphean hymn in footnote 12 is in error. The correction is shownwith the footnote.
(the act the Lesbian) in footnote 327 is erroneous but could be ‘toact ...’ or ‘the act of ...’ so remains uncorrected.
The book contains several blank pages and long and multi page footnoteshence there are gaps in, and variable spacing of, page numbers. Manyindex entries refer directly to muli-page footnotes, where this isclearly the case, the index link directs to the footnote.
An index to both volumes is included in volume II. This has been copiedinto the end of this volume by the transcriber.
THE
PLAGUE OF LUST
Volume I
This work, printed for a small number of subscribers,
Medical Men—Experts and Specialists in
Nervous Diseases—Lawyers—Psychiatrists
Travellers and Anthropologists—is not
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The present copy is
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THE
PLAGUE OF LUST,
BEING A HISTORY OF VENEREAL DISEASE
IN
CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY,
and Including:—Detailed Investigations into the
Cult of Venus, and Phallic Worship, Brothels,
the Νοῦσος Θήλεια (Feminine disease) of the
Scythians, Paederastia, and other Sexual
Perversions amongst the Ancients,
AS CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS
THE EXACT INTERPRETATION OF THEIR WRITINGS
BY
Dr. JULIUS ROSENBAUM
TRANSLATED FROM THE SIXTH (UNABRIDGED) GERMAN EDITION
BY
AN OXFORD M.A.
The First of Two Volumes
Paris
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TRANSLATOR’S FOREWORD.
The Translator of Dr. Rosenbaum’s great book, theGeschichte der Lustseuche im Alterthume, feels that noapology is required for presenting a Work of thiscalibre and importance in an English dress,—forthe first time. Needless to say the Book in no wayappeals,—or is meant to appeal,—to the generalreading public. It is a book for Students and Specialists,as is recognized indeed by the conditionsof the present publication, in a limited edition andat a high price.
To Historical Students and Medical Specialistsalike it is of the highest value and interest, and inmany res