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La Petite Mort: Investigating the History of Orgasm, aka The Little Death

If you were fluent in French and mingling at a French dinner party and your snooty acquaintance Genevieve likened the champagne she was sipping to la petite mort, you would know that she meant that the champagne, with it’s bubbly joy filling your nose and head, was orgasmic. But… why Read more…

By Averill Earls, 3 years1 year ago
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Amy Robsart, Lady Dudley: The Death that Launched a Thousand Rumors

Today, as a part of our Death series, we are digging into a particular death, one that scandalized the Elizabethan court, provided fodder for decades of court intrigue and propaganda by Catholic exiles, and launched a literary genre of embellished folklore embraced by many, Jacobean players, and novelist Walter Scott Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 3 years1 year ago
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The Black Death: Dancing with Death in the Medieval World

The Black Death raged across Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia in the mid 14th century. Families were thrown into chaos, the Catholic church faced dissension in its ranks, and townships struggled to provide services and control infection. The sheer ubiquity of death even fostered an artistic genre: the Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 3 years1 year ago
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Cult of the Dead: Anglo American Death Practices, Spiritualism, and Speaking with the Dead

Today we delve into the new book, Speaking with the Dead in Early America, by historian and friend-of-the-pod Erik Seeman, where he explores the history of Protestant communication with the dead in the three centuries before the advent of Spiritualism. Scroll down for a full transcript. Related Posts Suit Up: Class, Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 3 years1 year ago
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