Male Intergenerational Intimacy

This controversial new volume is one of the first attempts to produce an accurate, non-biased look at man-boy relationships. Through historical and ethnological examples from different times and places, experts document and further the discussion about the place of man-boy relationships in contemporary Western society. Male Intergenerational Intimacy is a courageous attempt to go beyond almost universal taboos against discussing pedophilia, and in doing so, this insightful book contributes greatly to the documentation of the diversity of the phenomenon and establishes a climate in which a less emotional and a more open and scholarly discussion is possible.

ContentsForeword: The Debate on Pedophilia

• Man-Boy Relationships: Different Concepts for a Diversity of Phenomena
• Pederasty Among Primitives: Institutionalized Initiation and Cultic Prostitution
• The Thera Inscriptions--Ritual or Slander?
• The Historic Origins Statues Concerning Sexual Activities Involving Children and Adolescents
• Man-Boy Friendships on Trial: On the Shift in the Discourse on Boy Love in the Early Twentieth Century
• Boys in Art. The Artist and His Model: Ferdinand and Hector Hodler. A New Approach
• Ephebophilia and the Creation of a Spiritual Myth in the Works of Ralph-Nicholas Chubb
• "The Main Thing Is Being Wanted”: Some Case Studies on Adult Sexual Experiences With Children
• Boy-Lovers and Their Influence on Boys: Distorted Research and Anecdotal Observations
• Man-Boy Lovers: Assessment, Counseling, and Psychotherapy
• A Model for Group Counseling With Male Pedophiles
• Tolerance at Arm's Length: The Dutch Experience
• Understanding Childhood Sexualities
• Man/Boy Love and the American Gay Movement
• The Study of Intergenerational Intimacy in North America: Beyond Politics and Pedophilia
• Objectivity and Ideology: Criticism of Theo Sandfort's Research on Man-Boy Sexual Relations
• Response to Bauserman
• Response to the Bauserman Critique