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Faramerz Dabhoiwala

Faramerz Dabhoiwala is a Senior Research Scholar in History at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. His book, The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution (2012), reveals the Enlightenment roots of modern perceptions of sex.

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When did sexual decadence lose its association with social decline?

Once, illicit sex was believed to be the ultimate transgression and a danger to society. Since the Enlightenment, attitudes have grown more tolerant. ..

Faramerz DabhoiwalaJuly 27, 2020