Bundling - Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America

First published in 2006. In this famous survey of pre-martial courting customs in early America, Stiles traces the origin, progress and decline of bundling in America. He proves that bundling, a custom brought to American by the Puritans, was common at various times in many lands as far back as ancient Rome and that it arose out of real need rather than licentiousness. Controversial at the time, this book was banned in Boston when it was first published.

List of contents

Dedication; Prefatory; Bundling; The British Isles; Wales; In Holland; Love and Courtship in the 14th Century; In Switzerland,; Savage Nations; United States of America,; The New England States,; Which being translated is as follows; A New Bundling Song;; A New Song in Favour of Courting; The Whore on the Snow Crust; A Poem Against Bundling; Appendix I; Bundling; Bundling; Appendix II; Index

About the author

Henreed Stiles

Product details

• Authors: Henry Reed Stiles, Stiles Henry Reed
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138994140
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99414-0
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology: sexual relations, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality