These source materials are thought to have appeared between 1 and 400 CE.
The Classic of Su Nu (~350 CE)
Dialogue on the tao of intercourse, between the Yellow Emperor and goddess Su Nü.
The Gospel of Philip (~250 CE)
Gnostic gospel re-discovered in Egypt in 1945.
The Exegesis on the Soul (~250 CE)
Also from the Egyptian trove discovered in 1945.
Agapetae or Subintroductae (1st – 3rd Centuries)
Evidence of an early Christian practice known as syneisaktism (spiritual marriage).
The Gospel of Thomas (~150 CE)
Thought to be the earliest of the Gnostic gospels, perhaps predating the canonical gospels.
Second Epistle to Timothy (~115 CE)
Was sexual continence at the centre of early Christianity?
A Filthy Pleasure by Gaius Petronius (~60 CE)
Sex advice from a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero.
Remedia Amoris (The Cure for Love) by Ovid (~1 CE)
Roman poet Ovid offers his cynical advice about sexual satiety.
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