Ebook: The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances for Use in Sexual Practices

Cover Image; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; What Are Aphrodisiacs?; Aphrodite and Venus; What Are "Agents of Pleasure"?; What Is an "Intoxicant" or "Addictive Drug"?; How Does One Use Aphrodisiacs?; On Expectations, Disappointments, and Desires; How Do Aphrodisiacs Work?; Dosage, Set, and Setting; Who's Afraid of Aphrodisiacs?; On Desire and Its Demonization; How Did It Come to This?; The Five Senses-Our Sources of Erotic Experience; Vision; Hearing; Touch; Smell; Taste; Fire, Water, Air, and Earth; To Experience with All of Our Senses?;This stunning encyclopedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day. Richly illustrated with more than 800 color photographs.