Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-384) and index Introduction Three images of primitive sexuality and the definition of species Sex and the refuge for destitute truth Matriarchy, marriage by capture, and other fantasies The reconstruction of "primitive sexuality" at the Fin de Siècle "Old Africa hands" Malinowski as "reluctant sexologist" Margaret Mead, the future of language, and lost opportunities The "silence" Sex in contemporary anthropology Conclusions and unfinished business |