sodomy
Sign in to savethumb|287x287px|Men engaging in anal sex, Safavid painting Sodomy (), also called buggery in British English, principally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any sexual activity between a human and another animal (bestiality). It may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity (including manual sex). Originally the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Book of Genesis, was commonly restricted to homosexual anal sex. Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized the behavior. In the Western world, many of these laws ha
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Sodomy refers to various non-procreative sexual acts, primarily anal sex between people, though the term can also encompass oral sex, bestiality, or manual sex depending on context. Historically derived from biblical references and criminalized in many countries through sodomy laws, the term has traditionally been associated with homosexual activity, though its legal and social significance has shifted considerably in modern times.
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- Terminology
- In modern English
- Cognates in other languages
- Religious and legal interpretation
- Buggery
- History
- Hebrew Bible
- Philo
- New Testament
- Epistle of Jude
- Josephus
- Medieval Christendom
- Sodomy laws in 18th-century Europe
- Modern sodomy laws
- Abrahamic religions
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
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thumb|287x287px|Men engaging in anal sex, Safavid painting Sodomy (), also called buggery in British English, principally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any sexual activity between a human and another animal (bestiality). It may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity (including manual sex). Originally the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Book of Genesis, was commonly restricted to homosexual anal sex. Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized the behavior. In the Western world, many of these laws have been overturned or are routinely not enforced. A person who practices sodomy is sometimes referred to as a sodomite, a pejorative term.
==Terminology== The term is derived from the Ecclesiastical Latin , "sin of Sodom", which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek word (Sódoma). Genesis (chapters 18–20) tells how God destroyed the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Two angels sent to the cities are invited by Lot to take refuge with his family for the night. The men of Sodom surround Lot's house and demand that he bring out the strangers so that they may "know" them (a euphemism for sexual intercourse). Lot protests that the messengers are his guests and offers the Sodomites his virgin daughters instead, but then they threaten to "do worse" with Lot than they would with his guests. Then the angels strike the Sodomites blind, "so that they wearied themselves to find the door". (Genesis 19:4–11, KJV)