Scott's intro. to this fascinating work opens with a singularly bold contention: ÔThe study of phallicism', he states, Ôis the study of religion. In this lies its importance'. Phallic worship as a sensual, ritualistic celebration of fertility was almost totally banished from our lives by the strictures of Christian moralism. The silence that followed prevented popular understanding of a very natural & widespread religious impulse. This exciting work returns sexual cults to the central position they once occupied in many of the world's great religions. Scott argues for the importance of phallicism throughout history & across cultures, from the cult of Priapus in classical times, through witchcraft & paganism in early Europe, to the sensual religions of the East. B&W illustrations.