History of Sex in Religion

History of Sex in Religion is a history and religion podcast examining how sexuality, belief, power, and doctrine shaped religious traditions, spiritual movements, and sacred institutions across centuries.Every religion teaches something about sex. Who may have it. Who must avoid it. And who quietly claimed exceptions.This podcast explores the long, complex history of sex in religion, uncovering how intimacy, desire, celibacy, control, and secrecy influenced religious law, clergy life, monastic communities, royal theology, and spiritual authority around the world.Each episode investigates real historical cases involving:Sexual rules and taboos in major religionsCelibacy, chastity, and their contradictionsClergy, monks, nuns, and forbidden relationshipsSacred marriages and spiritual unionsPower, sexuality, and relig