Prehistoric times
Well, before all this, there was a prehistoric age with some sort of
sex, about which science has assumed so far that sex was only a tool of
reproduction. Over the past ten years, however, excavations have revealed such
30,000 years old archaeological finds (artificial penises made of stone or
horn) that prove that the cave men had sex purely for pleasure. Unfortunately,
there is no information on how sex was practiced in the early societies and in
smaller, more closed communities (tribes), it is not clear either whether sex
had ritual, mystical role.
Ancient times
It has been already mentioned about the ancient times that it was
full of lechery. This age was followed
by the so-called Dark Ages. The ancient Roman and Greek gods disappeared as
well as their sexually overheated and a bit perverse atmosphere (the main god
Zeus raped a number of victims, males, females, even children) and the Bible
took over the control of sex. In short, the sex was regulated to a minimum
level taking place within family for mere reproduction.
Sex after the first millennium
Between the 6th and 11th century sex was
regulated under the Old Testament. How did it work? For about say 1500 years
homosexuality and certain forms of sex (anal, oral sex, masturbation etc. which
did not serve reproduction) had become illegal. So much so that sex was allowed
only if a couple wanted a child. The Inquisition ensured the compliance with the
rules. Of course, the spread of syphilis (17th century) proved that
the Christians pursued sex but they kept it private (not like the Greeks or
Romans).
Renaissance
Then Renaissance came, when people began to discover again how
pleasurable the forbidden things were. The contemporary artists took sexuality
again as the topic and the female body started to appear on canvas. This did not mean of course that the antique
sex-style was reintroduced, but milder punishment for sex-related offences, for
example, women with higher sexual drive did not get burnt for having fun with
men.