Missionary Position
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Suzanne Topping
Localization Unlimited
(Localization Process Improvement, Consulting, and Training)
Rochester, New York, USA
Email to:stop...@rochester.rr.com
snews
Ron Somerville wrote in message ...
>Exactly which missionary? No.
>
>I heard that the missionaries were teaching the "savages" that doggy style
>was not the way to make love.
>
>How they would know is only hearsay and whether they taught by example I'm
>not sure.
>
Thanks! This was what I theorized, but I was looking for confirmation.
Mic...@www.jtc.ac.kr
"snews" <stop...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> Does anyone out there know the origin of the term "missionary position"?
Yes, the first evidence of the "missionary position" comes from the
Jesuit mission at Madura, India during the seventeenth century. Madura
was an important center of Brahmin learning and drew students from all
over the "toe" of India: Malabar in particular but also including Kerala.
The Moguls hadn't gotten that far (just think what Clive might have
accomplished had the French begged off any Indian conquests!!)...anyway,
the Brahmins, being the powerhouse of the Hindu "religion" were a
challenge to Father Robert de Nobili, a man who joined the Jesuit order
in Goa in 1605, a few years before the first Thanksgiving in America.
de Nobili was very learned and single-handedly mastered the language of
the Brahmins. Since that time, his views of Christianity, vis-a-vis the
Brahmins, has been known as the Missionary Position.
Michael
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Ron Somerville
I heard that the missionaries were teaching the "savages" that doggy style
was not the way to make love.
How they would know is only hearsay and whether they taught by example I'm
not sure.
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In article <SHdM2.243$YU1...@newsr2.twcny.rr.com>, "snews"
<stop...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone out there know the origin of the term "missionary position"?
>
>
K1912
>Does anyone out there know the origin of the term "missionary position"?
>
Suzanne, may I chance impertinency and ask if either your surname or Location
Unlimited has anything to do with your question? The reason I ask is that we've
had several unconscious Freudian posts as of late (not to mention any names but
most were from Evan about his frustrating dreams) and was wondering if this
wasn't yet another such post.
But, seriously, to answer your question, Freudian or not, the term "missionary
position" originated in Polynesia, where missionaries approved this position
even though the Polynesians themselves preferred other postures. _ Figura
veneris prima_ is the old Latin term, meaning "the primary position for sexual
intercourse," or--going light years beyond the bounds of propriety now--means,
Localizationwise, Topping is limited to the bottom.
George
snews
>>accomplished had the French begged off any Indian conquests!!)...anyway,
>>the Brahmins, being the powerhouse of the Hindu "religion" were a
>>challenge to Father Robert de Nobili, a man who joined the Jesuit order
>>in Goa in 1605, a few years before the first Thanksgiving in America.
>>de Nobili was very learned and single-handedly mastered the language of
>>the Brahmins. Since that time, his views of Christianity, vis-a-vis the
>>Brahmins, has been known as the Missionary Position.
>
>
Truth be told, I wasn't sure WHAT to make of this response.
For all I know, could be fact.
snews
>>
>Suzanne, may I chance impertinency and ask if either your surname or
Location
>Unlimited has anything to do with your question? The reason I ask is that
we've
>had several unconscious Freudian posts as of late (not to mention any names
but
>most were from Evan about his frustrating dreams) and was wondering if this
>wasn't yet another such post.
I proclaim loudly that I am not responsible for any unconscious Freudian
posts that I may make.
But upon reviewing my name, etc. I can understand your question.
>
>But, seriously, to answer your question, Freudian or not, the term
"missionary
>position" originated in Polynesia, where missionaries approved this
position
>even though the Polynesians themselves preferred other postures. _ Figura
>veneris prima_ is the old Latin term, meaning "the primary position for
sexual
>intercourse," or--going light years beyond the bounds of propriety
now--means,
>Localizationwise, Topping is limited to the bottom.
Giggle. and thanks.