The worst of sins

In the last week's lesson, we talked about masturbation.We talked about the ancient roots of this act in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies and how some myths about the creation of the world are related with this act. Moreover, we can see how especially during the victorian age, it was considered not only “the worst of the sins” (this meaning began to be used in middle ages) but also a sign of sickness or madness. Some authors especulated that this act can even cause death. We also see may devices created in order to avoid the “sin” (We can see an example in the picture of this post). We can understand how, after Dr. Freud's analysis the vision about masturbation changed a lot, however it continues to be considered as a taboo, and of course, a way of being bad, in our days.