Author: Stephen L. Harp Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807155268 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 326
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Each year in France approximately 1.5 million people practice naturisme or "naturism," an activity more commonly referred to as "nudism." Because of France's unique tolerance for public nudity, the country also hosts hundreds of thousands of nudists from other European nations, an influx that has contributed to the most extensive infrastructure for nude tourism in the world. In Au Naturel, historian Stephen L. Harp explores how the evolution of European tourism encouraged public nudity in France, connecting this cultural shift with important changes in both individual behaviors and collective understandings of the body, morality, and sexuality. Harp's study, the first in-depth historical analysis of nudism in France, challenges widespread assumptions that "sexual liberation" freed people from "repression," a process ostensibly reflected in the growing number of people practicing public nudity. Instead, he contends, naturism gained social acceptance because of the bodily control required to participate in it. New social codes emerged governing appropriate nudist behavior, including where one might look, how to avoid sexual excitation, what to wear when cold, and whether even the most modest displays of affection -- -including hand-holding and pecks on the cheek -- were permissible between couples. Beginning his study in 1927 -- when naturist doctors first advocated nudism in France as part of "air, water, and sun cures" -- Harp focuses on the country's three earliest and largest nudist centers: the Île du Levant in the Var, Montalivet in the Gironde, and the Cap d'Agde in Hérault. These places emerged as thriving tourist destinations, Harp shows, because the municipalities -- by paradoxically reinterpreting inde-cency as a way to foster European tourism to France -- worked to make public nudity more acceptable. Using the French naturist movement as a lens for examining the evolving notions of the body and sexuality in twentieth-century Europe, Harp reveals how local practices served as agents of national change.
Author: 50Minutes, Publisher: 50Minutes.com ISBN: 2808005083 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 34
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about essential oils with this straightforward guide. Humans have used aromatherapy to improve their health, purify their living environments and enhance their religious ceremonies since the dawn of history, but in the modern era, this practice has fallen by the wayside. Essential oils are a key component of aromatherapy, and learning how you can start using them in your everyday life is a quick, safe and effective way of boosting your wellbeing and making the most of the natural resources our world has to offer. In just 50 minutes you will be able to: • Discover the history of essential oils • Learn about the useful properties of a wide variety of essential oils • Find out how you can start using essential oils on a daily basis ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | HEALTH AND WELLBEING The Health and Wellbeing series from the 50Minutes collection is perfect for anyone looking to be healthier and happier in their personal life. Our guides cover a range of topics, from social anxiety to getting ready for a new baby, and provide simple, practical advice and suggestions to allow you to reduce stress, strengthen your relationships and increase your wellbeing.
Author: Weiner Marthone Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1304508552 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
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On prend pour guide deux sorte d'homme :1-Les uns sont les savants qui s'aident et aident les autres et qui possèdent la vérité par démonstration non par imitation, appèlent les hommes à la connaissance de la vérité par le raisonnement et non par l'autorité.2-Les autres s'annihilent eux et autrui, imitant leur père, leur aïeul, leur ancêtres dans ce qui croyaient et trouvaient bon, renonçant à l'esprit d'examen, ils invitent les hommes à les suivre aveuglément, mais l'aveugle est t'il fait pour guider les aveugles??( abdul baha, 1954 ).
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