History of Celibacy

<p>What did Queen Elizabeth I gain from being thought of as celibate? Why was property so essential to the Christian church embracing celibacy? And what's <em>really</em> behind the 'No Nut November' movement?</p><br><p>In today's episode, Kate's joined by <a href="https://anthropology.sdsu.edu/people/sobo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elisa Sobo</a>, Professor of Anthropology at San Diego State University, and Sandra Bell of Durham University, to take a look at those of us today and throughout history who have chosen to abstain from sex.</p><br><p>Together, they edited <a href="https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/3239.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><u>Celibacy, Culture, And Society: Anthropology Of Sexual Abstinence</u></em></a>, and you can read more on the subject of celibacy in Elisa's book <a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781138589728/dynamics-human-biocultural-diversity-elisa-sobo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dynamics of Biocultural Diversity</em></a>.</p><br><p>This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.</p><p>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>