Homosexuality in Ancient Japan (interesting read)

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QuoteFrom religious circles, same-sex love spread to the warrior (samurai) class, where it was customary for a boy in the wakashū age category to undergo training in the martial arts by apprenticing to a more experienced adult man. The man was permitted, if the boy agreed, to take the boy as his lover until he came of age; this relationship, often formalized in a "brotherhood contract",[11] was expected to be exclusive, with both partners swearing to take no other (male) lovers. This practice, along with clerical pederasty, developed into the codified system of age-structured homosexuality known as shudō, abbreviated from wakashūdo, the "way (do) of wakashū".[12] The older partner, in the role of nenja, would teach the wakashū martial skills, warrior etiquette, and the samurai code of honor, while his desire to be a good role model for his wakashū would lead him to behave more honorably himself; thus a shudō relationship was considered to have a "mutually ennobling effect".[13] In addition, both parties were expected to be loyal unto death, and to assist the other both in feudal duties and in honor-driven obligations such as duels and vendettas. Although sex between the couple was expected to end when the boy came of age, the relationship would, ideally, develop into a lifelong bond of friendship. At the same time, sexual activity with women was not barred (for either party), and once the boy came of age, both were free to seek other wakashū lovers.


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Yeah. Like this in most ancient cultures/civilizations.





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Quote from: Blues clue on January 13, 2016, 08:13:32 PM
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Quotewhere it was customary for a boy in the wakashū age category to undergo training in the martial arts by apprenticing to a more experienced adult man.
QuoteWakashū (Japanese:若衆, literally "young person", although never used for girls), is a historical Japanese term indicating an adolescent boy; more specifically, a boy between the ages at which his head was partially shaven (maegami) (about 5?10 years of age)

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Quote from: imaan. on January 13, 2016, 08:15:39 PM
Quote from: Blues clue on January 13, 2016, 08:13:32 PM
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QuoteWakashū (Japanese:若衆, literally "young person", (maegami) (about 5?10 years of age)



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