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Phallus worship in Bhutan? →
#Bhutan #religion #phallus worship #culture #society #Asia
“…Western tourists — as liberal and open-minded as they believe they are — tend to be stunned by all the penis images in this conservative society where people seldom show affection in public. According to Ura, that’s because Westerners are accustomed to nudity and sexuality on the female form – flaunting nudes, torsos and breasts – whereas the Bhutanese traditionally shy away from reducing females to sex symbols.
‘Representation of female nudity is conventionally a blatant sign of reduction of the female to sexuality,’ Ura said. ‘Phallic imagery that reminds men of their self-centeredness is a counterculture, not a celebration of the male.’”
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[Photo credit: Iva R. Skoch]
#Bhutan #religion #phallus worship #culture #society #Asia
