Annotated Bibliography of Books
On Nudity
in Tallahassee, Florida
--Paul LeValley
Tallahassee has
five libraries: two universities, a community college, the
public
library, and the state library. Prudishness reigns at the
community college, but the other four libraries make some effort to
cover nudist-related topics.
I first compiled
this list in 1991, at the time of our club's fifth
anniversary. I
then notified all libraries of a weakness in family-oriented
works. Some libraries worked to fill that gap. So
on our
tenth anniversary, we published the list below.
So far as I know,
no other club has taken up the project of finding out what books are
available for their members. For SIG members in other cities,
this annotated list may give you an idea of what is commonly
available--perhaps in a library near you.
This list does not
cover "How to" books on drawing, painting, or photographing the
nude. Nor does it cover the works of individual artists or
photographers. Unless they have already been collected,
essays
and magazine articles are not included here.
KEY
L -- Leon County Public Library
S -- State Library of Florida
U -- Florida State University
A -- Florida A & M University
C -- Tallahassee Community College
B -- Tallahassee Bare-Devils [now Tallahassee Naturally]
P -- Private collection
The Naturist Movement
As Nature Intended by Adam Clapham and Robin
Constable. A heavily
illustrated history, showing the athleticism of the early
years.
The informative text contains much European materiel unavailable
elsewhere. B.
Among the Nudists by Frances and Mason Merrill.
In 1930, the
authors toured the nudist parks of Germany and France, bringing the
first report back to this country. American social nudism
largely
sprang from this book. U.
The Nudists by Donald Johnson (pen name of John
Ball). History
and description of the U.S. nudist movement up to 1959. He
tucks
the most tumultuous part (a split-up in the early 50s) into an appendix
in the back. P:Steve.
Nudist Magazines of the 50s and 60s, v. 1-2.
Timeless articles
and pictures (some seen now for the first time without airbrushing)
from the "golden age" of American nudist magazines when many
flourished. A.
North American Guide to Nude Recreation. All
AANR resorts and
non-landed groups are described. Recent editions have
included
pictures of each group (though they left ours out). Maps and
lists of facilities are at the back. Expect a smaller,
less-pictorial edition in 1997. SP:Many.
World Guide to Nude Beaches and Recreation by Lee
Baxandall. The
Naturist Society's listing of free, illegal, commonly-used
skinny-dipping spots worldwide. Great variety of photos,
along
with travel directions. B(old) P:Many.
Naturisme (formerly International
Naturist Guide). Maps to major
resorts worldwide, with symbol-coded lists of facilities. The
U.S. section includes some non-AANR resorts. The latest
edition
includes worldwide publications, libraries and travel
agencies.
Otherwise, only useful when visiting Europe, Australia and New
Zealand. Old version -- P:Steve.
Nudism in Australia by Magnus Clarke. Very
detailed history -- maybe more than you wanted to know. B.
Nudist East Asia Travel by Tahanga Research Association. Rare
travel information, amateurishly presented. P:Paul.
Body Liberation by Emily Coleman and Betty
Edwards. A manual for
beginners, with chapters on how to persuade your partner, and how to
involve your children. This is something you can hand to your
favorite prude. A.
Alternative Lifestyles by Jefferson P. Selph. A
research tool
only, 1/3 of the book describes U.S. nudist libraries. (The
two
biggest have since merged at Cypress Cove, near Kissimmee.) U.
Social Analysis
Nacktheit und Scham by Hans Peter Duerr. The
scholarly German
text studies nudity in many cultures and ages -- especially medieval
Europe. The author thinks that body shame is
natural. U.
Anatomy of Nakedness by Paul Ableman. A short
but thoughtful
analysis of attitudes about the many forms of nudity through the
ages. Effective use of photographs to clinch the
points. U.
The Unfashionable Human Body by Bernard
Rudofsky. A witty look at
the absurd things we have done in the name of proper dress.
Great
graphics and illustrations. SUA.
Nude Attitude by Rob Boyte. Thoughtful essays
that have appeared
in national naturist magazines. A pre-publication
copy.
P:Paul.
Nudist Society by Hartmann, Fithian and Johnson.
Updated edition
of the only report on sociological studies of nudists -- most of them
done in the 1960s. A wealth of statistics and analysis. LU.
Social Nudism in America by Fred Ilfeld, Jr. and Roger
Lauer. A
fact-filled analysis of nudist establishements and their members in the
early 1960s. U.
The Nude Beach by Jack D. Douglas, et al. A
sociological study of
how people act at a California nude beach (not much different from
people anywhere else). The authors spend a disproportionate
amount of time looking for sexual attitudes. U.
Skinny-Dipping and Other Immersions in Water, Myth, and Being Human
by
Janet Lembke. Only the introduction and first essay (and
briefest
mention in the final essay) have anything to do with
skinny-dipping--but they are ecstatic. This grandmother can
combine love of nature, ancient history, and a fine writing
style. L.
The New Female Sexuality by Manfred P.
DeMartino. An exhaustive
survey of sexual attitudes of female nudists. Informative,
but
rather dry reading. The bibliography lists several journal
articles on nudity. U.
Therapy, Nudity & Joy by Aileen Goodson.
A thorough report on the healthy benefits of nude therapy.
UP:Paul .
The Ancient Tradition
Classical Attitudes to Modern Issues by L.P.
Wilkinson. He
devotes a quarter of the book to summarizing what is known about
ancient Greek nudity, and drawing a few parallels. U.
Sexual Life in Ancient Greece by Hans Licht (pen name of
Paul
Brandt). The disappointing chapter on nudity at least gives
very
clear references to the ancient sources where the serious reader can
look things up for himself. SU.
Ideale Nacktheit in der Griechischen Kunst by Nikolaus
Himmelmann. A scholarly analysis (in German) of the heroic
male
nude in Greek art. Some illustrations. U.
There are many books on Greek athletics, but only three worth reading:
Athletics of the Ancient World by E. Norman
Gardiner. The
original ground-breaking study, with rules for each of the
events. His theory that the Greeks briefly reverted to
loincloths
has since been disproven. UA.
Greek Athletes and Athletics by H.A. Harris.
Same stuff, with the minor addition of field trials. U.
The Eternal Olympics edited by Nicolaos
Yalouris. A coffee-table
version with gorgeous illustrations -- largely from the vase
paintings. The many contributors add new
philosophical
depth to our understanding of athletics' place in Greek
society.
U P:Paul.
The Gymnosophist Legacy in India 326 B.C.-1604 A.D.
by Paul
LeValley. Scholarly dissertation on religious nudity in
India,
the Greek tradition of the nude in athletics and sculpture, and what
happened when these two cultures met. Brilliant, of
course.
UP: Paul.
Jaina Art and Architecture edited by A. Gosh.
Pioneering 3-volume
scholarly study of nude religious art in India. Unlike the
erotic
sculptures on Hindu temples, Jain statuary is stiffly
spiritual.
UP:Paul.
Naked Yoga by Malcolm Leigh. Mostly photos of
pretty girls in
ancient yoga positions. Not very informative.
P:Paul.
The Christian Nudist
Nakedness and the Bible by Paul Bowman. Book
explaining the
naturist interpretation of old and new testament verses--including many
favorites of the anti-nudity Bible-thumpers. P:Paul.
(Also a smaller early version: B.)
Map is Not Territory by Johnathan Z. Smith.
Collected
essays. Only the first one is a scholarly analysis of a call
for
Christian nudity in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas. U.
Carnal Knowing by Margaret Miles. After an
informative chapter on
the ancient tradition of nude Christian baptism, she turns to the many
contradictory reactions of church leaders to the female body from the
late Roman through Medieval times. With heavy documentation,
she
argues that Christianity has strayed from its original message of body
acceptance. UA.
The Adamites of Bohemia by Enrico S. Molnar. A
short scholarly
thesis tracing nude Christiam sects in late Roma times, and at the
beginning of the Renaissance. He points out that Christian
leaders distinguished four different types of nudity--three of them
spiritual. P:Paul.
Hieronymus Bosch by Wilhelm Fraenger. The first
essay (originally
published as a separate book) revolutionized thinking about Bosch's
painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights. Fraenger
demonstrates
that it was an alterpeice for a nude Christian sect at the beginning of
the Renaissance. UP:Paul.
The Doukhobors by George Woodcock and Ivan
Avakumovic.
Tempestuous history of a Russian religious community in Canada who
engaged in nude ptotest marches during the first half of this
century. A few historic photographs. SUA.
Terror in the Name of God by Simma Holt. An
extremely hostile
attack on the Doukhobors. Beginning with, "the victims of
this
Mafia-like organization have forever been the children", the author
shows photos of a nude classroom to document depravity. SA.
The Naked Child
Growing Up Without Shame by Dennis Smith and Bill
Sparks.
Interviews with adults who had been raised in nudist homes. U.
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child-Rearing by A.S.
Neil. The
creator of a very free and open school in England devotes one
disappointingly brief chapter to the issue of nudity. A.
As Sparks Fly Upward by Kenneth Webb.
Philosophical reminiscences
of a string of Quaker youth camps in Vermont where nudity is accepted
as a part of natural living. It focuses mostly on the boys
camp. Good reading. UP: Paul.
Collected magazine articles on nude youth camps and scout
troops. P:Paul.
Canada Naturally by Richard West. Gorgeous
photos of family
naturism at Quebec and Ontario clubs, with lots of children
present. B.
Lewis Carroll's Photographs of Nude Children by Morton
Cohen.
Short scholarly booklet on the author of Alice in Wonderland -- mostly
biography with a few photographs.
U.
Art of Natural Living by John Wagner. Cutesy
paintings of children and families at the nude beach. P:Paul.
The Seven Lady Godivas by Dr. Seuss. A hilarious
story of seven
naked sisters, for adults and children alike. LSUP:Paul.
Ishi, the Last of His Tribe by Theodora Kroeber.
Story of the
early life of the last naked California Indian. [Adult
version
listed in the next section.] This book scarcely mentions the
nudity 64 pages in, and comes with false semi-clothed
drawings.
It's still a good story. SUAP:Paul.
Living Naturally
The Gentle Tasaday by John Nance. A visit to the
recently
discovered Philippine tribe. Though technically not naked in
their G-strings, the children are especially heartwarming--joyful,
affectionate and natural. Lots of photos. LSC.
The Naked Nagas by Christoph von
Furer-Haimendorf.
Anthropological report on tribes of northeast India, some of whom wear
only a very tight belt. U.
Collected magazine articles on religious and tribal nudity in
India. P: Paul.
The People of Kau by Leni Riefenstahl. Stunning
photographs of
young adults in Sudan, where the out-of-shape are punished by having to
wear clothes. No text. An unrepentant Nazi, she
lingers
overlong on one violent ritual. S.
Among Wild Tribes of the Amazon by Charles W.
Domville-Fife.
Adventuresome report of a condescending explorer around 1920.
The
photos are all lineups, with male genitalia blackened out. U.
People of the Rain Forests by George Seitz.
Amazon exploration by
a camera-toting couple with a priest for a guide. Contains
natural photos of family life. U.
The New World by Stefan Lorant. Includes
LeMoyne's engravings which
document skinny-dipping Native Americans in north Florida 425 years
ago. SUC.
Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber. Final
years of the last
naked Native American in California. Some photos.
LSA.
Unadorned Fiction and Theater
A Cool Cottontail by John Ball. Murder mystery
set in a
California nudist resort. Unfortunately, the early treatment
of a
black hero uses terminology that has become dated. LSP:Steve.
Barely Proper by Tom Cushing. Humorous play
about a stuffy young
Englishman who goes to meet his future German in-laws--only to discover
that they practice nudity about the house. Some of the puns
stuck
in my mind nearly 30 years before I re-read it. P:Paul.
Le Nu au Theatre by G.J. Witowski and L. Nass.
The French text
and many small drawings demonstrate the long history of baring the
female breast (and occasionally more) on stage before the twentieth
century. U.
The Nude in Art
The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form by Kenneth
Clark. This is
THE study of the nude in art. He begins with a dumb premise
that
everyone feels terrible about being naked, but that true art lifts us
above that sordidness. The rest is thoughtful history
arranged by
types or moods. UP:Paul.
The Nude Male by Margaret Walters. A useful
supplement to Clark,
tracing the history of the male form from a woman's
viewpoint.
The chapter on modern women artists is especially good.
P:Paul.
Image of the Body by Michael Gill. Another
worthy supplement to
Clark. Though the quality is uneven, he offers lots of
original
insights throughout art history. He works from personal
acquaintance with many of the modern artists. UP:Paul.
Der nackte Mensch in der Kunst aller Zeiten und Volker by
Wilhelm
Hausenstein. The German text treats art as a reflection of
healthy social attitudes about nudity. The small
illustrations
include such rarities as early Islamic nudes. U.
"Art Follow Nature", by Paul LeValley. Series of art history
articles in Naturally
magazine. BP:Paul.
The Great American Nude
by William Gerdts. A thoroughly
illustrated history of American paintings and sculptures by a top-notch
art historian. A.
The Body by Edward Lucie-Smith. A coffee-table
book with lush
color plates of forgotten masterpieces. The featherweight
text
gives little indication that this is by a major art critic.
SP:Paul.
The Human Figure by Charles Wentinck. He argues
that the only
thing that has changed over the ages is our self-concept.
Good
color reproductions of artworks (some clothed), which are not at all
co-ordinated with the text. UC
The Young Male Figure by Brandt Aymar. This is a
collection of
pinups for homosexuals. Despite the poorly-researched text,
the
sensitive artworks are worth a look. U.
Nude Sculpture: 5,000 Years by Vicki Goldberg.
Lots of
black-and-white photos--many of them close-ups without showing the
whole work. A.
The Figure in American Sculpture by Ilene Susan
Fort. This book
presents many fine but little-known twentieth-century works.
Well
illustrated. U.
Veruschka: Trans-figurations by Vera Lehndorff
and Holger
Trulzsch. Amazing body paintings as clothing or
camouflage.
U.
The Nude: A New Perspective by Gill Saunders. If
you like shrill
feminism about the historic relationship between the artist and his
model, this is your book. A.
The Nude by Monica Bohm-Duchen. Lots of pretty
pictures with a
short feminist text. The author confuses nudity with sex
throughout. L.
Masterpieces of Figure Painting by I.E. Relouge.
Many color
plates of female nudes all through the ages. Good selection,
but
short on explanatory text. U.
The Female Body in Western Culture edited by Susan Rubin
Suleiman. Essays by various authors. Only three of
them
deal with the nude in art. Heavy on aesthetic
theory. U.
The Bride Stripped Bare by Janet Hobhouse.
Psychological
biographies of 13 twentieth-century artists who frequently did female
nudes. Fairly heavy reading. UA.
The Body Imaged by Kathleen Adler and Marcia
Pointon. Essays by
various authors on the sociology of selected paintings. Only
three of them deal squarely with the nude --in each case the male
nude. U.
Nude Photography
The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard
Muybridge. The pioneering
sequences showing men (many in jockstraps), women, and small children
performing everyday tasks. A shorter selection, The Male and
Female Figure in Motion, adds teenage boys playing. No text
in
either. U.
The Naked and the Nude by Jorge Lewinski. A
history of classic nude photos--almost all female. U.
The Homoerotic Photograph by Allen Ellenzweig.
The title is
misleading. This is a solid history of classic male nude
photos
with little overt sexuality. U.
The Naked Eye. A historical survey of
artificially posed nude and
semi-nude photos. Not the best available. A.
Nude Photographs 1850-1980 by Constance
Sullivan. Mixing the
naughty with the nice, this is not really a naturist book. U.
Greek Athletics
--Paul LeValley
While I was at the
American Nudist Research Library, librarian John Frakes mentioned that
people sometimes come in asking for information on the Greek athletic
tradition. He said he often directed them to Tallahassee
Naturally's annual College Greek Athletic Meet, but wondered if I could
put together a quick bibliography of other things the library already
has on its shelves. Well, I had a list of my own articles on
the
topic (some of them merely repackaging the same ideas for different
readerships). And I was at the library partly in search of
missing articles for the Tallahassee Naturally scrapbook. So
I
pulled together the following:
*
= non-naturist publications
Part 1--Articles by Paul LeValley on ancient practices:
"Book Review: The Naked
Olympics by Tony Perrottet." Travel
Naturally, no. 56 (Fall 2005). p. 60.
Also mentioned
briefly:
Norman Gardner. Athletics of the Ancient World.
Rachel Sargent
Robinson, Sources
for the History of Greek Athletics in English Translation.
Finley and Pleket, The Olympic Games: The First
Thousand Years.
Nicolaos Yalouris et.
al. The
Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of Sport.
* "Athletics and Ascetics: Different Yet Similar Traditions."
Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain scholarship] vol. 1,
no. 5 (May 1986). pp. 10-11.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Parallel Nude Traditions of Greece and
India" Art Follows Nature series. Travel Naturally,
no. 51
(Summer 2004), pp. 42-45.
* "Common Ground: Greek Athletics among Indian Ascetics."
Yavanika: Indo-Hellenic
Studies, no. 10--2000 (2006). pp. 33-60.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Art Follows Nature
series. Naturally,
no. 20 (Summer, 1996). pp. 11-14.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Slide lecture scheduled for
the Mid-Winter Naturist Festival, Feb. 11, 2006.
"Jain Heirs: Or, The Real Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their
Legacy." Clothed
with the Sun, vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter
1986-87). pp. 71-74.
"The Real Olympics: Education for Godlike Display." Art
Follows
Nature series. Naturally,
no. 6 (Summer, 1992). pp. 11-13.
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Part 2--Articles on Tallahassee
Naturally's annual
College Greek Athletic Meet (excluding routine announcements).
* "Greek Athletics." Catalog of Courses. Center for
Participant Education [CPE], Tallahassee, FL. Summer 1989.
* Daniel Oberle. "Like Naked People?
Sports? Nude
Olympics This Weekend."
The Florida Flambeau, April 12,
1996. p. 5.
* Angela Garcia. "Nudist Colony to Host Authentic
Olympics." The
Independent Florida Alligator. April 12,
1996.
* Matt Rogers. "Matt Gets 'Nekked' with Tallahassee Bare
Devils." The
TCC Talon. April 26, 1996.
"Tallahassee Bare-Devils Hosts Nude Olympics." The Bulletin, June
1996. p. 20.
Paul LeValley. "1,603 Years Later: Restoring the
Tradition." Naturally,
Summer, 1996. p. 14.
* Brian Lott. "So, You Wanna Get Naked?" FSView.
July 10, 1996. p. 18.
"A Naturist Olympics." Nude
& Natural 16.1 (Aug. 1996). p. 6.
"Athletes Shine in Greek Games." The Bulletin, May,
1997.
* Mary Allison Chitty. "Bare-a-thon: Tally Bare-Devils Plan
Nude Games." FSView.
April 13, 1998. p. 12.
"Florida Club Sponsors Nude College Greek Athletic Meet. The Bulletin, June
1998, p. 21.
* Chelcie Mickles. "Students Baring It All." Tropolitan
[Troy State University], vol. 71, no. 18 (March 11, 1999. p.
1.
* Daniel Carson. "Athletes Show Naked Ambition." The Famuan.
March 22, 2001. p. 12.
* John Crawford. "Calling All Exhibitionists." The TCC Talon.
April 4, 2001. p. 1.
* Michael Grabell. "Classical Studies 101: The Nude Athletic
Competition." Daily
Princetonian. April 6, 2001.
Brief summary reprinted in the Calvin College Chimes. April
13,
2001.
* Meghan Eisnaugle.
"Nude Greek Spring Break: Birthday
Suit Required for Entrance and Entertainment." The Lantern [Ohio
State
University]. March 15, 2002.
* Joshua Lough. “Dare
to be a Tallahassee BareDevil.” FSView & Florida Flambeau.
April 4, 2002
* Arianne Robinson. "Watch Where You Point That
Javelin." The
Independent [University of Toronto]. March
20, 2003.
* Zachary Spain. "Dare to Go Bare in Monticello: Ancient
Pentathlon Contested in the Buff on Sunday." FSView & Florida
Flambeau. March 20,
2003.
* "Games Get Back to Basics: Tallahassee Naturally." Spectator
[Valdosta State University] vol. 73, no. 25 (April 1, 2004).
Paul LeValley. "Attracting Students--Six
Suggestions. Nude
& Natural 23.3 (Spring 2004). p. 91.
"9th Annual College Greek Athletic Meet." Travel Naturally,
No. 50 (Spring 2004). p. 60.
Steve White. "The Tenth Annual Nude College Greek Athletic
Meet." The
Bulletin. Feb. 2005.
"Ten Years of Nude College Greek Athletics." The Bulletin.
March 2005.
* David Rosenblum. "Spring Break Event Offers Nude
Olympic-Style
Games." Spinnaker
[University of North Florida], vol. 28, no. 26
(March 9, 2005).
* Matt Somers. "Sports in Brief: Nude Greek
Games."
The Varisty
[University of Toronto]. March 22, 2005.
"Victory Wreath Goes to Five-Time Winner." The Bulletin.
May 2005.
* Shannon Barney. "No Shirt, No Pants, No
Problem."
FSView & Florida
Flambeau. Jan. 26, 2006. p. 4
&
7. Also distributed by University Wire Service as
“Naturist
Club Gives New Meaning to the Words, “Full Moon.”
Paul LeValley. "Tallahassee Naturally Comes of
Age." Nude
& Natural 27.1 (Sept. 2007). pp.
75-79. [Includes color
pictures from the first year.]
* Autumn Bullard. “Stripping for Gold:
Nude Community
Hosts Naked Olympics.” FSView,
Mar. 27,
2008. pp. 1,
3.
“Students Wanted for College Greek Athletic Meet.” The Bulletin, Mar. 2009. p.
12.
“14th Annual Nude College Greek Athletic Meet.” Naturally, no. 70 (Spring
2009). p. 50.
Carl Mario Nudi. “The Tallahassee Naturally Greek Athletic
Meet.” Tampa Area
Naturists, vol. 10, no. 3 (Mar. 2000). pp. 1, 3.
Hunter Sizemore. “Tallahassee Nudist Club to Hold Annual
Nude Olympics.” The
Independent Florida Alligator, Mar. 26, 2009.
Hunter Sizemore. “Eight College Students Compete in Nude
Olympics.” The
Independent Florida Alligator, Mar. 30, 2009.
John Weldner. “A Nude Direction--Ospreys Embrace Ancient
Tradition. The Spinnaker
[University of North Florida], April 1, 2009. [April Fools Day
article]
Bibliography
on Nudity in India
--Paul
LeValley
OVERVIEW OF NUDE RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Paul LeValley. "Some Observations on the
Sramana Religious Spectrum." Sophia,
vol. 39,
no. 2 (Oct.-Nov.
2000), pp. 143-158.
GREEK CONNECTIONS
Paul LeValley. "Athletics and Ascetics:
Different Yet Similar Traditions." Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain scholarship] vol. 1, no. 5 (May
1986). pp. 10-11.
Paul LeValley. "Athletics and Ascetics:
Parallel Nude Traditions of Greece and India." Travel Naturally,
no. 51 (Summer 2004), pp. 42-45.
Paul LeValley. "Common Ground: Greek Athletics
among Indian Ascetics." Yavanika:
Indo-Hellenic Studies, no.
10--2000 (2006). pp. 33-60.
Paul LeValley. "Greek Influence on Indian
Sculptures as Early as Alexander's Campaign." Yavanika,
Indo-Hellenic Studies, No. 6--1996 (2000). pp.
3-27.
Paul LeValley. "Jain Heirs or, The Real
Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their Legacy." Clothed with the
Sun, 6.4 (Winter 1986-87). pp. 71-74.
ANCIENT GYMNOSOPHISTS
Paul LeValley. The
Gymnosophist Legacy in
India 326 B.C.-1604 A.D. diss. Florida State
University, 1987.
Paul LeValley. "The Gymnosophists." Naturally, 17 (Fall
1995). pp. 10-13.
Paul LeValley. "Gymnosophy in Europe and the
Middle East." Travel
Naturally, no. 53 (Winter 2004-05). pp.
38-41.
Paul LeValley. "Gymnosophy, Past, Present, and
Future." Udayana:
New Horizons in History, Classics and
Inter-cultural Studies. ed. Atul Kumar Sinha and
Abhay Kumar
Singh. New Delhi: Anamika Publishers & Distributers,
2007. pp. 110-114.
Paul LeValley. "What Did the Gymnosophists
Believe?" Yavanika,
Journal of the Indian Society for Greek and
Roman Studies, 2 (1992). pp. 61-84.
ANCIENT AJIVIKAS AND BUDDHISTS
A. L. Basham. History
and Doctrines of the Ajivikas. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 1951.
Henry Latour [Enrico S. Molnar]. "The Ajivikas of India." Paradise, 10
(1965). pp. 36-37.
Paul LeValley. "Ajivikas and Buddhists." Naturally, 24 (Fall
1997). pp. 15-18.
Mark Storey. "No shame: A Tibetan Saint's
Naturist Ethos." Nude
& Natural 23.3 (Feb. 2004). pp.
75-79.
JAIN NUDITY
Lyle Chambers. "Nudism as a Religion." Sun Era: The Nude Age,
2.8 (Winter 1965). pp. 22-25.
Henry deHoratev [Enrico S. Molnar]. "The Sky-Clad
Nudists of India." Nude
Living, 3 (October 1961). pp. 28-30.
A. Gosh, ed. Jaina
Art and Architecture, 3 vols. New Delhi: Bharatiya
Jnanpith, 1974.
Paul LeValley. "The Jains: Keeping Your Mind
Clear By Keeping Your Body Free." Naturally, no. 36
(Fall
2000). pp. 12-15.
Paul LeValley. "New Evidence of Mauryan
Presence at Shravana Belgola." Gommatavani,
vol.
2, no. 7 (Sept.
1987). pp. 5-6.
Paul LeValley. "Sañjaya, Co-founder of
Jain Philosophy?" Gommatavani,
vol. 3, no. 8 (Oct.-Nov.
1988). pp. 2-3. [Lead article].
Paul LeValley. "Sravana Belgola." The
Dictionary of Art, 34 vols. ed. Jane Shoaf
Turner.
London: Macmillan Publishers, 1996. vol. 29, pp. 438-439.
Michael Wuthering. "India--The 'Sky-Clad'
Jainists." Sun
and Health, International Edition, 15.7 (1951).
pp. 9-10, 19 .
HINDU NUDITY
Cec Cinder. "Chandragutti-Karnataka-India." Bare in Mind, May
1991. pp. 15-16.
Henry deHoratev [Enrico S. Molnar]. "Krishna--the
Nude God of Hinduism." Nude
Living, 6 (April 1962). p. 18.
Indira Devi. "Idol Worship." Sun and Health,
International Edition, 15.1-2 (1951). pp. 27.
Indira Devi. "News from India of 6000 Naked
People Bathing in a Congregation." Sunbathing for Health,
8.2
(July 1954). p. 31.
Pearce Gervis. Naked
They Pray. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1956.
Paul LeValley. "Hindu Gods in Their Natural
Manifestations." Travel
Naturally, no. 46 (Spring 2003).
pp. 42-45.
Paul LeValley. "Physical and Spiritual Love." Naturally, 28
(Sept. 1998), pp. 12-16.
Paul LeValley, ed. "The Range of Hindu Nudity:
Three Perspectives." Nude
& Natural, 11.4 (August
1992). pp. 36-47. Contents:
Paul
LeValley. "Some Background on Hindu Nude Worship."
Carl W.
Werner. "Naked Asceticism in India." Reprinted from
Continental Nudist,
1.3 (Spring 1964). pp. 12-15, 41, [which
appears to have been reprinted from a 1931 source].
Swami Lingaya
Pasupati and Sadhak Ananda Ganapati. "Sexual Imagery in Saivite
Worship."
Mark Storey. "India's Naked Woman Poet." Nude & Natural,
21.1 (Autumn 2001). pp. 91-95.
Michael Wuthering. "The Hindu Conception of
Body and Soul." Sun
and Health, International Edition, 15.8
(1951). pp. 8-10, 30.
TRIBAL NUDITY
W. Crooke. "Nudity in India in Custom and
Ritual." Journal
of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great
Britain and Ireland, vol. 49 (1919). pp. 237-251.
Indira Devi. " Aboriginal Tribes of
India." American
Nudist Leader, 31 (1953). pp. 8-9,
18-19. Reprinted in Nude World, 1 (1962). pp. 16-19.
Indira Devi. "The Nagas of India."
Sunbathing for Health,
8.7 (Dec. 1954). pp. 24-25, 30-31, 33.
Indira Devi. "The Unconscious Nudists."
Sun and Health,
International Edition, 15.12 (1951). pp.
4-6. Continued in 16.1 (1952). pp. 20, 26.
Mahasweta Devi. "Strange Children" and "The
Witch Hunt." Of
Women, Outcasts, Peasants, and Rebels. ed.
Kalpana Bardhan. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1990. pp. 229-241, 242-271. [Short stories].
Madhusree Mukerjee. The
Land of Naked People:
Encounters with Stone Age Islanders. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2003. [Andaman Islands].
Christolf von Furer-Haimendorf. The
Naked
Nagas, 2nd revised Indian ed. Calcutta: Thacker,
Spink, &
Co., 1968.
TRADITIONAL BARE-BREASTEDNESS
Paul LeValley. "How Do You Dress for a Muslim
Invasion? Or, The End of Bare-Breastedness in
India."
Naturally,
2 (Spring 1991). pp. 10-13.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Chemmeen.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1962. [Novel].
NUDE BEACHES
Indira Devi. "Great Possibilities for Nudism
in India." Sun
and Health, 14.1 (Jan. 1950). pp. 4-5.
David Stuart Ryan. India:
A Guide to the Experience. London: Kosmik Press
Centre, 1983.
Note: Some of the earlier articles on non-Hindu religions are
badly informed.
Revised July 2008
Solid
Facts and Scientific Research
--compiled by Paul Bowman
with additional citations by Paul LeValley
We need more studies using solid scientific methodology, like these:
Casler, Lawrence, Ph. D., [Professor,
Department of
Psychology, State University College of Arts &
Science,
Geneseo, NY], "Nudist Camps," MEDICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN SEXUALITY, May
1971, pp. 92 - 98.
Casler, Lawrence, Ph. D., [Professor,
Department of
Psychology, State University College of Arts & Science,
Geneseo,
NY], "Some Sociopsychological observations in a Nudist Camp: A
preliminary Study," THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1964, 64, pp. 307
- 323.
Foster, Jeremy J., [Bolton Institute of
Technology,
England], "Notes on Perceived Personality of a
Nude,"
PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 1970, 31, pp. 941-942.
Freed, Herbert, M. D., [Clinical
Professor of
Psychiatry and Medical Director of Psychotherapy at Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA}, "Nudity & Nakedness," SEXUAL
BEHAVIOR,
January 1973, pp. 3 - 7.
Goldman, R. J. & Goldman, J. G.,
[La Trobe
University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia] (1981) Children's
perceptions of clothes and nakedness: A cross-national study, GENETIC
PSYCHOLOGY MONOGRAPHS, 104, 163-185.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "A Comparison of
Social
Nudists and Non-nudists on Experience with Various Sexual Outlets",
JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, (Vol.23, No.2, May 1987), pp.197-211.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "Comparisons of
Body
Self-concept between Social Nudists and Nonnudists": JOURNAL OF
PSYCHOLOGY, Volume 118, First Half, September 1984, pp. 101-111.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "Factors
Associated with more
positive Body Self-Concepts in Preschool Children," JOURNAL OF SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY, Volume 108, 1979, pp. 49-56.
Weinberg, Martin S., Ph.D., [Senior
Sociologist,
Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN],
"Nudists," SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, August 1971, pp. 51 - 54.
Comment from Paul LeValley:
Let me echo this appeal by mentioning
again that one
of the dirty little secrets of Fundamentalists is their high divorce
rate. Studies in the 1960s showed a lower-than-average
divorce
rate among nudists at that time. We are probably beating the
Religious Right at their own family values game, but don't have recent
numbers to prove it.
When I put together Naturists: Upholders of Strong
Family Values,
I cited only solid research. (Well, there was one exception
with
a headline too good to pass up.) The point was that the
opposition had not even a shred of evidence. I ruled out a
few
studies because they appeared in sex research journals whose titles
would raise
more alarms than the research would calm. That left only the
following short list of factual documents (in order of citation):
1. Gallup Poll, June 1983.
2. Opinion Research Corporation Poll, February 1990.
3. Roper Poll, September 2000.
4. EXCEL National Telephone Omnibus Study #P841, October 2000.
5. Roper Poll, September 2006.
6. Roper Poll, July 1985.
7. The
World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts. Oshkosh:
The Naturist Society, 2007.
8. BTV Opinion Research Poll, October 1995.
9. K. Bacher. "205 Arguments and Observations in
Support of
Naturism, Extensively Documented with Quotes, References, Supporting
Research, and Resources for Further Study." Nude and Natural,
vol. 16, no. 1 (Aug. 1996). pp. 61-95.
10. William E. Hartman, Marilyn Fithian, and Donald
Johnson. Nudist
Society. Revised updated edition.
Topanga, CA: Elysium Growth Press, 1991.
11. Paul Okami. "Childhood Exposure to Parental
Nudity... A
Review of Clinical Opinion and Empirical Evidence." The Journal of Sex Research,
vol. 32, no. 1 (1995). pp. 51-64.
12. Marilyn Story. "Factors Associated with More
Positive Body Self-Concepts in Pre-school Children." The Journal of Social Psychology,
108 (1979). pp. 49-56.
13. Robin J. Lewis and Louis H. Janda. "The
Relationship
Between Adult Sexual Adjustment and Childhood Experiences Regarding
Exposure to Nudity, Sleeping in the Parental Bed, and Parental
Attitudes Toward Sexuality." Archives
of Sexual Behavior,
vol. 17, no. 4 (1988). pp. 349-362.
14. Dennis Craig Smith and William Sparks. The Naked Child: Growing Up
Without Shame. Topanga, CA: Elysium Growth
Press, 1986.
15. Ronald J. Goldman and Juliette D.G. Goldman.
"Children's Perceptions of Clothes and Nakedness: A
Cross-National Study." Genetic
Psychology Monographs, 104 (1981). pp. 163-185.
16. Rex v. Cruden, 2 Campbell's Nisi Prius Reports 89 (1809).
17. Barnes v. Glen Theatre, as clarified in Triplett Grille,
Inc.
v. City of Akron, 1994 FED App. 0386P [6th Cir.] 94a0386p.06.
18. Erie v. Pap's A.M., 98-1161. Dissenting
opinions of Justices Stevens and Souter.
19. "Can Nudism Put Brake on Juvenile Delinquency?"
National Observer,
August 14, 1967. p. 1.
20. Paul Okami, Richard Olmstead, Paul R. Abramson, and Laura
Pendleton. "Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and
Scenes of Parental Sexuality ("Primal Scenes"): An 18-Year Longitudinal
Study of Outcome." Archives
of Sexual Behavior, vol. 27, no. 4 (1998). pp.
361-384.
21. Elise F. Jones et. al. Teenage Pregnancy in
Industrialized Countries. New Haven:
Yale University Press, 1986.
22. Recreational
Nudity and the Law: Abstracts of Cases. ed.
Gordon Gill. Macomb IL: Dr. Leisure, 1995.
23. Jen Pilla. "Battle over Beach Nudity May Hurt
State Tourism." The
Wall Street Journal [Florida Journal section].
July 19, 1995. p. F-1.
24. Pasco County Tourism Development Council. Cited
by Amy Keller. "Buck Naked." Florida Trend, the Magazine of
Florida Business, June 2006. pp. 78-81.
25. Nude
Recreation is Good Business. [video].
Oshkosh: Naturist Education Foundation, 1996.
26. Steven D. Moore. "Social Roles and Contact
Norms for
Encountering Nude Bathers in a Wilderness Area." Diss.
University
of Arizona, 1991.
27. Oshkosh [Wisconsin] Municipal Code, sections 4-28, 4-29,
18-9, 18-81, as amended, 1996.
28. "Comprehensive Adult Use Regulations" Largo
[Florida]
City Code of Ordinances, chapter 13, article II-A. 1993.
29. Creating
& Managing Public Clothing Optional Parks and Beaches.
Kissimmee, FL: American Association for Nude Recreation. 2000.
Miscellaneous
Reading Recommendations
--Carl Hild
The Spring 08 issue of Censorship News,
the
newsletter of the National Coalition Against Censorship, has a piece on
“The Ultimate Taboo” on virtual child pornography,
and it
talks about the concerns of nude baby pictures and what is the
“promotion” of such materials. The May
19th Supreme
Court decision could be read to include anyone who provides information
about children and being nude or “Overzealous prosecutors who
equate child nudity with pornography have charged parents and
grandparents with crimes for taking pictures of their children in the
bath, and charged academics for doing online research on erotic
art.”
Robin Baker. Bird navigation:
The solution to
a mystery? New York: Holmes and Meir Publications.
1984.
The author’s research team conducted some of their work at a
naturist club near Manchester, England to assess that those without
clothes or with light cotton clothing could determine geomagnetic north
better than those wearing synthetic clothing.
Pamela King.
“‘My image to be made
all naked:’ Cadaver Tombs and the Commemoration of Women in
Fifteenth-Century England.” The Ricardian, Volume
XIII
(2003). pp. 294-314.
Will Rogers. There’s
Not a Bathing Suit
in Russia & Other Bare Facts. New York: Albert
& Charles
Boni, 1927. (Pages 130-133 have the piece on river bathing in
Moscow with a cartoon by Herb Roth who illustrated the book).
Jane and Michael Stern.
“A Reporter at
Large––Decent Exposure.” The
New Yorker, March
19, 1990. pp. 73-98.
Bibliography:
Rob Boyte
Starting in 1989, Rob wrote articles in
the Nude
Attitude series, which appeared in a variety of naturist
publications. In 1995, he privately published a collection of
those articles. Many include his own drawings or
photographs. Rob has taken the lead in pointing out to
museums
and informative magazines that most of the people in their prehistoric
diorama displays and paintings should be nude.
"You Can't Do That, There Are Children Here (Nude
Attitude)." Naturally,
no. 2 (Spring 1991). pp. 6, 8,
9. (with photos).
OTHER NATURIST ARTICLES
"Aesthetic Feet." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol.
6, no. 1 (Spring 2000). p. 46. (with drawings).
"Ann Landers Called Me an Idiot!" The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2002). pp. 44-45.
"Ann Landers Silenced." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 8, no. 3 (Fall 2002).
pp. 40-41.
"A Brief History of Nudism." The
Promethean
Humanist Newsletter. Gainesville, FL.
November 1995.
* "Clothes-Minded
Revisionists" Nude
& Natural25.2
(2005) pp.
36-37.
"Clothing Styles of Ancient Humans."
Naturally,
no. 38 (Spring 2001). pp. 51-52. (with
drawing). Published simultaneously in The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 1 (Spring 2001). pp. 38-39.
"Color of Maturity". Naturally,
no. 3 (Summer 1991). p. 28. (short with photo).
"Did Neanderthal Man Wear Clothes?" The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 2, no. 4 (Fall 1996). pp. 19-20.
* "The History of Clothing, Vol. I." Naturally,
no. 25 (Winter 1997/98). p. 44. Published simultaneously
(with
drawing) in Sundial
(South Florida Free Beaches Newsletter), Nov. 1997
"Jenny Thompson Poses Topfree." The
Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter 2000). p. 32.
"Marilyn Vos Savant on Body Shame." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 4 (Winter 2001). p. 35.
"Naked Freedom." Touchstone,
Aug. 1996. Gainesville, FL.
"Naked in the Hospital." Nude
& Natural 14.1 (1994). pp. 19-21.
"Naked Scientists." Sundial,
July 1997.
(with drawing). Reprinted in The
Naturist Gay-zette,
Winter 1997.
"Phallic Florida Turtle Flipper." Naturally, no. 17
(Fall 1995). p. 32 (short with drawing).
"Sensual Art of Julio Estrada." The
Naturist
Gay-zette, vol. 1, no. 4 (Summer 1995). pp.
20-21. (with
photos).
"The Smell of Love." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 3, no. 4 (Winter 1997).
p. 43.
"Strange Beach Fellows." HotSpots!
vol. 11,
no. 44 (Nov. 14, 1997). Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Published
simultaneously in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 3, no. 4 (Winter
1997). p. 17.
"'Survivors' Impact on Nudism." The
Frisky
Banner, Sep. 15, 2000. San Jose CA: Bay Area
Naturists.
Published simultaneously in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall
2000). p. 22.
"Things That Go Bump In the Water." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 3 (Fall 2001). pp. 30-31.
* "What Does a Guy Wear to the Nude Beach?"
Naturally,
no. 35 (Summer 2000) pp. 36-37. (with
photos). Reprinted in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 6, no. 4
(Winter 2000) pp. 30-31.
RELATED MOVIE REVIEWS
"'Hollow Man'--A Nude Movie Review." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 2000). p. 46.
"Movie Review--'The Fast Runner--Atanarjuat.'"
The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 8, no. 3 (Fall 2002). p. 43.
"Rob's Review--Trick's a Real Treat." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 5, no. 3 (Fall 1999). p. 45.
"Rob's Nude Review of 'Supernova.'" The Slime
Trail, Spring 2000. SLUGS: Sun Lovers Under Gray
Skies, WA.
"'Starship Troopers' Portrays Body
Acceptance." TSMN
Natural Times, Dec. 1997. Tri-State Metro
Naturists, NJ, NY, PA.
Bibliography:
George R. Harker
George Harker, well known professionally
as Dr.
Leisure, has done a great deal of expert witness testimony in behalf of
nude recreation. If anyone has illusions of making a
living at this, Dr. Leisure writes:
My basic advice regarding those wanting
to be an
expert witness in this field is don't bother. There is very little
demand and much less support. The Naturist Society and the American
Association of Nude Recreation seldom put their money where their mouth
is. In general they don't have a clue as to the social
dynamics
going on with regard to nude beaches and the public's attitude toward
same.
Besides testifying and writing, Dr.
Leisure has also
published books by others. His vita includes many articles on
wildlife and park management--an important part of his
credentials. This shortened list contains only his naturist
activities:
PUBLICATIONS
"Nude Bathing, No Controversy," Parks
and Recreation, pages 58-61, August 1987.
"Paradox in Paradise," Clothed
with the Sun, pages , Summer
1988.
Creation and Management
Guide to Public Clothing
Optional Beaches and Parks, The American Sunbathing
Association 1990.
42 pages.
He Wouldn't Drink The
Hemlock: The Firing of Dr. Leisure, Dr. Leisure 1993. 462
pages.
Introduction to the book: Recreational
Nudity and the Law,
by Gordon Gill, Dr. Leisure 1995. 198 pages.
The Mostly True life
Adventures of Dr. Leisure Vol. II ISBN 1-887471-08-1, Dr.
Leisure 1998, 345 pages.
INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
"What is the Value of A Nude Beach?"
www.drleisure.com/ValueNudeBeach.html 1999.
"Is It Legal to be Nude on a Nude Beach in Hawaii?"
<www.drleisure.com/SupremeHawaii.html>
October 2000
"How to Photograph a Nude Wedding for National TV in
Hawaii"
<www.drleisure.com/nudephotowed.html>
November 2000
PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
"Trends in Nudity and the Law," Heartland Naturist Gathering, Cherokee
Nudist Resort, Tenn. June 1995.
"Nudism/ Nudity/ Paganism", CraftWise, Radison Maingate,
Kissimmee Fl. February 1996.
"Trends in Nude Recreation," at a CLE national legal
symposium "Non Sexual Nudity: Threat or Benign" Florida International
University, North Miami Beach, FL October 9-11, 1998.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
Prepared affidavit: Craft v. Hodel (1988) United
States District Court, District of Massachusetts. (page 96 Recreational
Nudity and the Law) Craft v. Hodel (1988) United States District Court,
District of Massachusetts 683 F.Sup. 289 (D.Mass. 1988),
Testified at public administrative hearing regarding
State Park Regulations, Hawaii, November 1989. The hearings derived out
of Peter Rowley's suit against the State of Hawaii. State v. Rowley
(1988) Supreme Court of Hawaii 70 Haw. 135,74 P.2d 1233 (1988),
Testified to the Board of the Department of Land and Natural Resources
at Hilo, Hawaii, January 1990.
Gave deposition: The Naturist Society, Inc. and T.A.
Wyner v Fillyaw (1990) United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Fort
Lauderdale Div. (page 109 Recreational Nudity and the Law) The Naturist
Society, Inc., and T.A. Wyner v. Fillyaw (1990) United States District
Court, S.D. Florida, Fort Lauderdale Div. 736 F.Supp 1103 (S.D. Fla.
1990) Remanded, 958 F.2d 1515 (11th Cir. 1992) On remand, 858 F.Supp.
1559 (S.D. Fla. 1994)
Testified as expert witness, New York: People
v. David (1989), City of Rochester (New York) Appellate judge
cites testimony of Dr. Harker as basis for overturn of convictions by
lower court. (See page 105 in Recreational Nudity and the Law.) People
v David (1989) City Court of Rochester (New York) 146 Misc.2d 115, 549
N.Y.S.2d 564 (City Ct. 1989) Rev'd, 152 Misc.2d 66, 585 N.Y.S.2d 149
(County Ct. 1991),
Consultation with National Park Service regarding
Playalinda National Seashore May 1, 1995. Frank Catroppa, Regional
Office of National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia.
Not allowed to testify: People v. Davis, May
21, 1996. Judge Philip Fougerousse, Rockledge, FL., will not hear the
expert testimony of any of three expert witnesses brought to Florida to
testify on behalf of Davis. Davis was charged with breast exposure in
violation of Brevard County ordinance.
Testified as expert witness: People v.
Stillmeyer, September 26, 1996. Erin Stillmeyer was charged
with
exposure of her breast on a nude beach under the Brevard County
ordinance. Apparently she was asleep on her back on the beach. She was
awakened and charged with violation of the county nudity ordinance. Dr.
Harker was accepted as an expert by Judge Kenneth Freidland.
Prepared to testify as expert witness: United States
of America vs. Leo F. Rodriguez, Citation Number: PO 32076. June 25,
1998 in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Issue was creation of NPS prohibition of nudity and nude sunbathing in
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
Bibliography:
Naturist Publications by Carl M. Hild, PhD.
Theatrical Play
Who dis Nudist? Or A
Case of Robe versus Disrobe. (Also Who’s This Nudist?)
by John T. Beavin & Carl Marshall Hild (1979)--a two-act comedy
with music dedicated to Earl and Lucille Hansen, owners of Circle H
Ranch. Only a handful of copies exist, although it is
copyrighted.
Articles
“Body Acceptance – Gradations on a spectrum of
colors.” N,
15.3, (1996) pp. 113-124.
“Nudism with a Social Conscious.” N, 21.3, (2002) pp.
82-87.
“Places and states of mind for healing.” ReVision, 29 (1),
(2006) pp. 12-19.
Dissertation (contains reference to how the human body
perceives place, and that direct contact enhances the capacity)
Hild,
C.M. (2007). Engaging
Inupiaq values in land management for health through an action research
appreciative inquiry process. Dissertation for Saybrook Graduate School
and Research Center, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/projects/reports/hild.pdf
Editorial Commentary
“In 1987.” The
Bulletin.
March 1979. p. 2. (Comments on the Pioneer X space
craft
with the anatomically correct couple on the greeting plaque).
“The Logo.” N
9.1 (1989). p. 5. (Also in this issue is the p. 14
Science
Sees Through Fig Leaves on t-shirts that I conceived for Lee and TNS,
based on the Pioneer 10 couple).
“How do we communicate?” N
9.2 (1989). p. 123. (With Vicki Hild, recommendations for how
to
improve items from the “Skinny Dipper Shop” and
making N
more publically available on newsstands--suggesting a member version
and a public information version.
“Forum & Catalyst” N
9.4 (1989). p. 118. (Editorial comments on the N
9.3 issue
and encouragement for TNS to use N as a catalyst for change).
“Art Okay, The Body Definitely Not!” N
10.1 (1990) p. 101 (With Vicki Hild--issuing the concept of artists
using nude models in public places where there is other statuary).
“Body Acceptance in our Lifetime?” N 15.3
(1996). pp. 129-131. (Issuing challenges to TNS
members for ways to make the philosophy more popularly known).
“Nothing Beats Cotton.” N
21.3 (2002). p. 17. (Mention of Robin
Baker’s
research at a Manchester, UK naturist club on human geomagnetic
sensing).
“Seeing Through Fig Leaves.” N 21.4
(2002). p. 19. (Mention of the Pioneer X couple).
“Alaska: Not so Nude?” N 24.3
(2005). p. 12. (Comments on the N 24.2 issue).
“Long before…” N
26.1 (2006). p.5. (With Vicki Hild, mention of nude
activities of Medieval pilgrims and some recent advertisements about
how woman can look nearly naked beneath their clothes and wear a
product that covers their nipples so the contour does not appear).
I wish I had access to Clothed with the
Sun volumes
1-8 to be able to check them, as I know there were other letters that I
submitted. Also the old ASA Bulletin had a few as well, but
they
are long since gone from my collection. Too many moves during the 70s
and 80s.
Bibliography: Major
Naturist Articles by Paul
LeValley
The "Art Follows Nature" series has come
to a close
after twenty years. The book version has not yet
appeared.
This seems a good moment to pause and gather up the scattered articles
that have been published across four continents. I didn't
realize
there were over 130 of them.
Art Follows Nature
(in book chapter order)
"Hail and Farewell." Naturally,
no. 66 (Spring 2008), pp 46-50.
Egypt
"Self-Confidence in Middle-Kingdom Egypt." Naturally, no. 5
(Winter/Spring 1992). pp. 26-28.
"Status, Gender, and the Body in Later Egypt." Naturally, no. 41
(Winter 2001/02). pp. 14-17.
India
"The Gymnosophists." Naturally,
no. 17 (Fall 1995). pp. 10-13.
"Gymnosophy in Europe and the Middle East." Travel Naturally,
no. 53 (Winter 2004-05). pp. 38-41.
"The Jains: Keeping Your Mind Clear By Keeping Your
Body Free." Naturally,
no. 36 (Fall 2000). pp. 12-15.
"Ajivikas and Buddhists." Naturally,
no. 24
(Fall 1997). pp. 15-18.
"Physical and Spiritual Love." Naturally,
no. 28
(Fall 1998). pp. 12-16.
"Hindu Gods in Their Natural Manifestations." Travel Naturally,
no. 46 (Spring 2003). pp. 42-45.
"How Do You Dress for a Muslim Invasion? Or, The End
of Bare-Breastedness in India." Naturally,
no. 2
(Spring
1991). pp. 10-13.
China-Japan
"China, Japan, and the Tradition That Barely
Was." Naturally,
no. 22 (Winter/Spring 1997). pp. 12-15.
American Indians
"Ancient Mexican Heritage." Naturally,
no. 14
(Fall 1994). pp. 10-13.
"The Mexican Muralistas." Naturally,
no. 35
(Summer 2000). pp. 11-14.
"American Indian (lack of) Costume." Clothed with the Sun
7.4 (Spring 1988). pp. 33-35.
"The Noble Savage." Naturally,
no. 16 (Summer 1995). pp. 13-16.
Africa
"Africa: The Continuing Tradition." Naturally, no. 9
(Spring 1993). pp. 12-15.
"The Nude as Anti-Slavery Symbol." The Event, no. 34
(Summer 1990). pp. 17-19.
Classical
"Interrupted Beginnings: Crete and the Etruscans." Naturally, no. 40
(Fall 2001). pp. 12-14.
"Myth, Man, and Nature." Naturally,
no. 21 (Fall 1996). pp. 11-14.
"The Riddle of the Sphinx." Travel
Naturally,
no. 56 (Fall 2005). pp. 34-36.
"The Real Olympics: Education for Godlike Display." Naturally, no. 6
(Summer 1992). pp. 11-13.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Naturally,
no. 20
(Summer 1996). pp. 11-14.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Parallel Nude Traditions of
Greece and India." Travel
Naturally, no. 51 (Summer 2004), pp.
42-45.
"Daughters of Aphrodite." Naturally,
no. 29
(Winter 1998/99). pp. 11-14.
"How Cupid Shrank and Grew and Shrank Again." Naturally, no. 8
(Winter 1992/93). pp. 14-16.
"Another Look at Cupid." Travel
Naturally, no. 52 (Fall 2004). pp. 38-41.
"What Happens When Caesar Becomes a God?
Religion and Nudity in Ancient Rome." Naturally, no. 10
(Summer/Fall 1993). pp. 9-12.
Middle East
"The Illustrated Bible, Part I." Naturally, no. 33
(Winter 1999/2000). pp. 14-18.
"The Illustrated Bible, Part II." Naturally, no. 34
(Spring 2000). pp. 14-17.
"How Early Christians Dealt With the Naked
Christ." Naturally,
no. 18 (Winter 1995/96). pp. 14-17.
"Women of Late Antiquity." Travel
Naturally,
no. 58 (Spring 2006). pp. 34-37.
"The Middle-Eastern Nude." Naturally,
no. 43
(Summer 2002). pp. 10-13.
"East of the Imagination." Naturally,
no. 38
(Spring 2001). pp. 11-15.
Pacific Islands
"Paradise Unrecognized." Travel
Naturally, no. 48 (Fall 2003). pp. 38-41.
Medieval
"Descendants of Lady Godiva." Naturally,
no 22
(Winter/Spring 1997). pp. 26-29.
"The Medieval Analysis of Nudity." Travel Naturally,
no. 55 (Summer 2005). pp. 38-41.
"The Eternal Nude." Naturally,
no. 12 (Spring 1994). pp. 10-13.
Renaissance
"The Chicken Keeper's Son: Trend Setter for the
Early Renaissance." Naturally,
no. 30 (Spring 1999). pp.
11-14.
"Because It Is Honest: The Renaissance Nude." Naturally, no. 11
(Winter 1993/94). pp. 10-12.
"David: Young Representative of Many Ages." Naturally, no. 15
(Winter/Spring 1995). pp. 10-13.
"Point of View." Naturally,
no. 42 (Spring 2002). pp. 10-13.
Baroque
"The Baroque Agony." Travel
Naturally, no. 57 (Winter 2005/06). pp. 36-39.
"Running Wild--Diana to Mowgli." Naturally, no. 37
(Winter 2000/01). pp. 11-14.
"Garden-Variety Sculptures." Naturally,
no. 3
(Summer 1991). pp. 16-18.
Enlightenment
"Let Us Now Praise Distinguished Men." Naturally, no. 26
(Spring 1998). pp. 11-14.
"Nudes in All Directions." Travel
Naturally,
no. 59 (Summer 2006). pp. 40-43.
"The Academic Tradition." Naturally,
no. 31
(Summer 1999). pp. 12-15.
"A Modest History of the Fig Leaf." Travel Naturally,
no. 47 (Summer 2003). pp. 36-40.
"The Difference Between Night and Day." Naturally, no. 27
(Summer 1998). pp. 12-15.
Nineteenth Century
"The Many French Revolutions." Naturally,
no. 39
(Summer 2001). pp. 11-15.
"Discovery of the Boy in Nineteenth-Century
Sculpture. The
Event, no. 33 (Spring 1990). pp. 23-25.
"The Neapolitan Fisherboy Tradition." Naturally, no. 4
(Fall 1991). pp. 12-14.
"All-American Boyhood." Naturally,
no. 25 (Winter 1997/98). pp. 11-13.
"The Swimming Hole: From Camera to Canvas." Naturally, no. 1
(Fall/Winter 1990/91). pp. 10-13.
"The Art of Swimming." Travel
Naturally, no. 49 (Winter 2003/04). pp. 40-43.
20th Century
"Industrial-Strength Nudes." Naturally,
no. 19
(Spring 1996). pp. 10-13.
"To Shock the Bourgeoisie." Travel
Naturally,
no. 54 (Spring 2005). pp. 42-45.
"Figure Sculpture--American Women to the Rescue." Naturally, no. 7
(Fall 1992). pp. 12-15.
"From Girl to Woman." Naturally,
no. 44 (Fall 2002). pp. 10-13.
"Fidus, the First Nudist Artist." Travel Naturally,
no. 50 (Spring 2004). pp. 38-41.
"By Way of Illustration: A Century of Seaside
Innocence." Naturally,
no. 13 (Summer 1994). pp. 10-13.
Overviews
"Free as a Bird." Travel
Naturally, no. 45 (Winter 2002/03). pp. 10-14.
"Art Through the Millennia, or Nudes Forever." Naturally, no. 32
(Fall 99). pp. 12-15.
Supplements
"Supplement 1: The Exotic." Travel
Naturally, no. 61 (Winter 2006/07). pp. 36-39.
"Supplement 2: Traditional Roots." Naturally, no. 62
(Spring 2007). pp. 38-41.
"Supplement 3: Medieval through Enlightenment." Naturally, no. 63
(Summer 2007). pp. 46-49.
"Supplement 4: More Joys of Boyhood." Naturally, no. 64
(Fall 2007). pp. 48-51.
"Supplement 5: Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries." Naturally,
no. 65 (Winter 2007/08). pp.
46-49.
Book Reviews
Alessandro Bertolotti. Books
of Nudes.
Translated from the French by Liz Nash. New York: Harry N.
Abrams, 2007. Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 67.
Monica Bohm-Duchen. The
Nude. Themes in
Art Series. London: Scala Books, 1992. Reviewed in
Naturally,
no. 9 (Spring 1993). p. 34.
The Dictionary of
Art, 34 vols. ed. Jane
Shoaf Turner. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1996.
Reviewed
in Naturally,
no. 23 (Summer 1997). p. 43.
James Gilligan. Violence:
Our Deadly Epidemic
and Its Causes. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
1996.
Reviewed in Nude
& Natural 18.4. pp. 8-9.
Richard Leppert. The
Nude: The Cultural
Rhetoric of the Body in the Art of Western Modernity.
Boulder:
Westview Press, 2007. 318 p. Reviewed in Naturally, no. 67.
Naked in Nature: Great
Skinny-Dipping Moments in Art
and Literature. ed. Robert Ellis
Smith. 2006. Color
printout. Reviewed in the Professors
and Researchers SIG
Newsletter, no. 20 (May 2006).
Linda Nochlin. Bathers,
Bodies, Beauty: The
Visceral Eye. Cambridge MA: Harvard University
Press, 2006.
342 pages. Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 62 (Spring 2007). p.
56-57. Reprinted in no. 66 (Spring 2008). pp. 56-57.
Tony Perrottet. The
Naked Olympics. New
York: Random House, 2004. Reviewed in Travel Naturally,
no. 56
(Fall 2005) p. 60. Also mentioned briefly:
Norman
Gardner. Athletics
of the Ancient World.
Rachel
Sargent
Robinson, Sources
for the History of Greek Athletics in English
Translation.
Finley
and Pleket, The
Olympic Games: The First Thousand Years
Nicolaos
Yalouris et. al. The
Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of
Sport.
Abigail Solomon-Godeau. Male
Trouble: A Crisis
in Representation. London: Thames and
Hudson. 1997.
Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 26 (Spring 1998), pp. 47-48.
Leo Steinberg. The
Sexuality of Christ in
Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion, second expanded
edition.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Reviewed in
Nude & Natural
17.3 (March 1998). pp. 58-60. Also
included are thumbnail sketches of:
Paul
Bowman. Nakedness
and the Bible.
Wilhelm
Fraenger. Hieronymous
Bosch.
Margaret
Miles. Carnal
Knowing.
Enrico S.
Molnar. The
Adamites of Bohemia.
Jonathan
Z. Smith. Map
Is Not Territory.
George
Woodcock and Ivan Avakumovic. The
Doukhobors.
[Geoff Tortuga]. Nudist
East Asia
Travel. La Jolla, CA: Tahanga Research
Association, 1992.
Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 7 (Fall 1992). p. 30.
Gymnosophists, Jains, etc.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Different Yet Similar
Traditions." Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain
scholarship] vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1986). pp. 10-11.
"Jain Heirs:
Or, The Real Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their Legacy."
Clothed with the Sun,
vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter 1986-87). pp. 71-74.
The Gymnosophist Legacy
in India 326 B.C.-1604
A.D. diss. Florida State University,
1987. See Dissertation
Abstracts International, vol. 48, no. 7 (Jan.1988),
p.1862-A.
"New Evidence of Mauryan Presence at Shravana
Belgola." Gommatavani,
vol. 2, no. 7 (Sept. 1987). pp. 5-6.
"Sañjaya, Co-founder of Jain
Philosophy?" Gommatavani,
vol. 3, no. 8 (Oct.-Nov. 1988).
pp. 2-3. [Lead article].
"Some Background on Hindu Nude Worship." Nude
& Natural, vol. 11, no. 4 (Aug. 1992).
pp. 37-39. Also
edited the entire section, "The range of Hindu Nudity, Three
Perspectives," pp. 36-47.
"What Did the Gymnosophists Believe?"
Yavanika, Journal of the
Indian Society for Greek and Roman Studies,
no. 2 (1992). pp. 61-84.
"Greek Influence on Indian Sculptures as Early as
Alexander's Campaign." Yavanika,
Indo-Hellenic Studies, No.
6--1996 (2000). pp. 3-27. [Lead article].
"Naked Ascetics: Some Observations on the Sramana
Religious Spectrum." Sophia,
vol. 39, no. 2 (Oct.-Nov. 2000), pp.
143-158.
"Common Ground: Greek Athletics among Indian
Ascetics." Yavanika:
Indo-Hellenic Studies, no. 10--2000
(2006). pp. 33-60.
"Gymnosophy, Past, Present, and Future."
Udayana: New Horizons in
History, Classics and Inter-cultural
Studies. ed. Atul Kumar Sinha and Abhay Kumar
Singh. New
Delhi: Anamika Publishers & Distributers, 2007. pp.
110-114.
See also the India articles in the Art Follows Nature series above.
Miscellaneous
"Social Class in American Naturism."
Naturally,
no. 12 (Spr.1994). pp. 21-23. Reprinted in The
Orfalinda Trilogy and Other Early Writings.
"Nude Art Through History." Beach
Buzz, vol. 2,
no. 5 (Nov.-Dec. 2001). pp. 1-3.
"My Adventure as an Art Collector." Travel Naturally,
no. 44 (Fall 2002). p. 13.
The Orfalinda Trilogy
and Other Early Writings. Baltimore:
PublishAmerica, 2004; revised hardbound edition 2009.
"Not So Fast..." The
FANR Quarterly. March 2006. p. 2.
"Professors & Researchers SIG Goes Online." Nude & Natural 28.2 (Dec.
2008). p. 83.
Political Activism
"Florida: The 1994 Legislative Experience." Nude & Natural
13.4 (May 1994). pp. 76-86.
(With Skootch Pankonin). The
Lawmaker's Guide
to Skinny-Dipping Issues. Washington: Naturist
Education
Foundation, 1995.
"Vote Carefully." The
Bulletin, July 1996. p. 3.
Naturists: Upholders of
Strong Family Values.
Tallahassee: Tallahassee Naturally, 1997. 2nd ed.
2001. 3rd
ed. 2007. [A Naturist Education Foundation project].
"The Nature of Fundamentalism, the Fundamentals of
Naturism: Parallels and Divergences." Nude & Natural,
vol. 18, no. 3 (March
1999). pp. 85-91. [Keynote address at the 1998
Midwinter
Naturist Gathering]. Reprinted in The Orfalinda Trilogy and Other
Early Writings.
"Candidates Visit Tallahassee Bare-Devils." The Bulletin, Oct.
2000.
How Naturists Evaluate & Elect Good Political
Candidates. [Brochure] Tallahassee: Tallahassee
Naturally,
2002.
Tallahassee Naturally
"Suntan Lake: A Place Where a Woman Can Feel Free
and Safe at the Same Time." [Brochure] Watered down
version
at www.tallahasseenaturally.org/women.html.
"Five Years of Memories." Bare
and Free, vol.
3, no. 4 (Sept. 1991). Updated 1996. 2001, 2006.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/newsletters18_4.html.
“Bare-Devils Practice Traditional
Naturism.” FANR
Quarterly, May 1993. p. 4.
"Around the Year on the Nature Trail." Bare
and Free, vol. 5, no. 3 (June 1993). Reprinted
1996, 2001.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/nature_trail.html.
"1,603 Years Later: Restoring the Tradition." Naturally, Summer,
1996. p. 14.
"Tallahassee Bare-Devils Host Nude Olympics." The Bulletin, June
1996. p. 20.
"A Naturist Olympics." Nude
& Natural 16.1 (Aug. 1996). p. 6.
"Tallahassee's Bare-Devils Celebrate Ten Years." The Bulletin, Nov.
1996. p. 27
"Tallahassee's Bare-Devils: Ten Years of Experience." Nude & Natural,
May 1997. pp. 88-92.
"Athletes Shine in Greek Games." The Bulletin, May
1997.
"Florida Club Sponsors College Greek Athletic Meet." The Bulletin, June
1998. p. 21.
"Greek Olympics: Local Athletes Support the Games." The Bulletin, June
2001. p. 19.
"Why I Became a Naturist." Bare
and Free, vol.
15, no. 4 (June 2003).
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/newsletters/18_4.html. Reprinted
in
The Orfalinda Trilogy
and Other Early Writings.
"9th Annual College Greek Athletic Meet." Naturally, no. 50
(Spring 2004). p. 60.
"Victory Wreath Goes to Five-Time Winner." The Bulletin, May,
2005.
"Trouble at Florida State University."
Professors &
Researchers SIG Newsletter, no. 18 (Feb. 2006).
pp. 2-5.
"Youth Greek Olympics." The
Bulletin. March 2006. p. 26.
"Tallahassee Naturally Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary." The Bulletin, Jan.
2007. p. 22.
"From Tallahassee Bare-Devils to Tallahassee
Naturally: Twenty Years of a Naturist Club." Nude & Natural
26.4 (June 2007). pp. 57-59.
"Tallahassee Naturally Comes of Age." Nude & Natural
27.1 (Sept. 2007). pp. 75-79.
"Sinkhole Status Report."
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/sinkhole.html. 2007.
“Call for College Athletes.” The Bulletin.
March 2008. p. 15.
Youth Camps
"Camping Possibilities for Florida Youth" The Bulletin, Dec.
1991. p. 14.
Family Information booklet, 1993 (never
implemented). Reprinted in Professors
& Researchers
SIG
Newsletter #9.
Proficiency Requirements booklet, 1993 (never
implemented). Reprinted in Professors
& Researchers
SIG
Newsletter #12.
"Local Kids' Camp Builds Enthusiasm." The Bulletin, Oct.
1996.
"Naturist Youth Opportunities in Florida."
[Flier] 1997.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/youth_opp.html.
"Naturist Youth Camps in America: A History." Naturally, no. 23
(Spring 1997). pp. 10-13.
"Announcing Camp Tallasun This Summer." Nude & Natural
16.4 (Summer 1997). p. 93.
"How to Plan a Naturist Youth Camp." Report
mailed to all AANR regional youth chairmen, 1998. Reprinted
in
Professors &
Researchers SIG Newsletter #9.
"Some Perspective on Naturist Youth Camps." Beach Buzz,
September 2003. p. 18.
Professors and
Researchers SIG Newsletter #9: Youth
Camp Special Edition, August 2003. [This and Professors and
Researchers SIG Newsletter #12: Youth Camp Supplement, May
2004, were
bound together and published as The
2003 AANR Youth Camp
Controversy. Tallahassee: Professors &
Researchers SIG,
2004. Professors
and Researchers SIG Newsletter #28: Youth Camp
Concluding Supplement, February 2008, completed the set of documents.]
“Pink Pajamas.” The
Orfalinda
Trilogy and Other Early Writings. Baltimore:
Publish America,
2004. Available
online.
The
Many Pen Names of Enrico
S. Molnar
--Cec
Cinder and Paul LeValley
This report results from joint detective
work a few
years ago by Cec Cinder and me. Cec did 95% of the work, and
I
contributed about 5%. (I like those proportions.)
When I began researching the
Gymnosophists, or naked
philosophers of ancient India, I went to the American Nudist Research
Library to see what naturist authors may have already written about
holy nudity in India. Not much. But I did keep
running
across one author's name: Henry DeHoratev. He wrote about the
Jains and other Indian groups, the Greek Olympics, early Christian
heresies, and the Adamites of the early Renaissance. Then I
came
upon a short dissertation about the Adamites by an Episcopal priest
named Enrico S. Molnar. The resemblance could not be
denied. Either the good father was a blatant plagiarist, or
he
and DeHoratev were the same person.
I wrote to Cec about my
discovery. He had not
heard of Molnar, but had just about concluded that DeHoratev and three
other writers were the same person. Now that I have read the
other articles, I have to agree. Back in the 1960s, it was
not
uncommon for nudist writers (especially nudist ministers) to use pen
names. But four or five of them? We still don't
know if
Molnar was his real name, but it stands a better chance than any of the
others, because it appeared in a church college context rather than a
nudist magazine.
This amazing man was almost the lone
voice of
historical scholarship in the first half-century of American nudist
publications. How has his work stood up? His
articles on
ancient India and Greece have been surpassed only in recent
years. Cec and I both suspect that he got a little carried
away
on early Christian heretics; he detected nudity in places where we can
find no clear proof. But with his knowledge of Slavic
languages,
his research on the Adamites remains the best available anywhere.
Cec compiled this bibliography of
Molnar's writings
under his many pen names. It is organized first by pen name,
then
by publication name, then by date.
The
Reverend Doctor Enrico S. Molnar
A Bibliography
ENRICO S. MOLNAR
The Adamites of Bohemia: A Movement of Naturist
Dissent within the Matrix of Christian History and Theology.
diss. Bloy
Episcopal School of Theology, Claremont, California, 1971.
DR. HENRY DeHORATEV
"Among Nudist Monks in Greece," Eden,
no. 5 (1961), pp. 22-23.
"Philosophers' Four Faces of Nudity," Eden,
no. 7 (1961),
pp. 39-4 1.
"Nudism and the Public Consensus," Eden,
no. 9 (1962), pp. 26-30.
"Nudity in Sacred Christian Art," Eden,
no. 12 (1962), pp. 26-30.
"Lady Godiva's Ride into Fame," Eden,
no. 18 (1964), pp. 14-15.
"Early Christian Nudists,"Nude
Living, no. 1
(1961), pp. 38-39. Concluded in Nude
Living, no. 2
(1961), pp.
36-37.
"The Sky-clad Nudists of India," Nude
Living, no. 3 (1961), pp. 28-30.
"The Greeks Had a Word for It--Gymnos, Naked," Nude Living, no. 4
(1961), pp. 20-21.
"Krishna--The Nude God of Hinduism," Nude
Living, no. 6
(1962), p. 18.
"The Nude Days of Pompeii," Nude
Living, no. 15 (1963), pp. 10-13.
"No Baggage Allowed ... Not Even Clothing" [book
review on Lucian], Paradise
Quarterly, no. 2 (1963), pp. 46-48.
"Nudism and the Public Consensus," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 7 (1964), pp. 26-30. [Reprinted from Eden,
no. 9 (1962),
pp. 26-30.]
REV. HARRY DRETHEUS
"How I Became a Nudist," Eden,
no. 10 (1962), pp. 22-23.
"Michelangelo's Nudist Masterpiece," Eden,
no. 12
(1962), pp. 50-5 1.
"Fontana Furor and Fiasco," Eden,
no. 12 (1962), pp. 52-56.
"Nudity and the Doctrine of Original Sin," Eden, no. 22
(1965), pp. 27-29.
"Gilbert and Sullivan: In Praise of Nudity," Eden, no. 24
(1965), pp. 22-25.
"Personal Letter," Eden,
no. 24 (1965), p. 9.
"Seeing the Unseen," Eden,
no. 26 (1967), pp. 7-8.
"Letter to Editor [book review]," Eden,
no. 26 (1967), p. 54.
"Two Echoes from Antiquity," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 2 (1963), p. 54.
"Nudist Texts," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 3 (1963), pp. 52-53.
"Religious Perspectives," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 4 (1963), pp. 24-26.
"St. Clement's Philosophy of Naturalism [with bibl.]," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 5 (1964), p. 36.
"Beusobre," American
Sunbather, vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan. 1967), p. 38.
"Massacre of Nudists at Carcassonne," Eden,
no. 18
(1964), pp. 48-49.
"Bookplates and Nudity" Eden,
no. 21 (1965), pp. 32-33.
"The Brethren of the Free Spirit" Eden,
no. 22 (1965), pp. 36-39.
"Nudism--Its Myths and Bare Facts," Eden,
no. 24
(1965), pp. 28-29.
"Among the Nudists of Southern France," Nude Living, no. 6
(1962), pp. 34-38.
"American and European Nudism: Similarities and Differences," Nude Living, no. 8
(1962), pp. 20-22.
"Masaryk: A President with Nudist Sympathies," Nude Living, no. 13
(1962), pp. 30-3 1.
"Paul Gauguin: The Artist in Search of Paradise," Nude Living, no. 19
(1963), pp. 28-3 1.
"The First Heretic Martyred--Was a Nudist" [Priscillian], Paradise Quarterly,
no. 3 (1963), pp. 56-57.
"Two Stimulating Books on Nonconformity and Nudism"
[Young/Cohn reviewed], Paradise
Quarterly, no. 8 (1964), pp. 52-53.
"The Nude Nicolaitans," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 9 (1965), pp. 32-33.
"Worlds Apart--Yet Nude: The Ajivikas of India," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 10 (1965), pp. 36-37.
"Pop Art--Take it Away," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 14 (1966), pp. 44-45.
DR. HENRY SELLEY or SHELLEY
"Is Nudism Sinful?" Eden,
no. 7 (1961), pp. 16-19.
"Of Book Burning and Mail Censoring," Eden,
no. 8 (1961),
pp. 22-27.
"The Inquisition of Literature, Nude
Living, no. 15 (1963), pp. 26-28.
"Robert Graves and Nudism," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 4 (1963), p. 37.
"The Turlupins of France," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 6 (1964), p. 37.
"Evidences of Early Christian and Medieval Nudism," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 7 (1964), pp. 32-33.
A Footnote on Enrico S. Molnar
by Paul LeValley
Bill Martin of Naturist Christians sent me the 24-page British booklet,
Naturism and Christianity: Are They Compatible?
by Karen Gorham (an Anglican priest) and Dave Leal (a lecturer at
Oxford). It is part of the Grove Books Ethics series, and
looks
like a fine thing to hand to religious newcomers.
The part that jerked me to attention was a footnote on the medieval
division into four types of nudity: nuditas naturalis,
nuditas temporalis, nuditas virtualis, and nuditas criminalis. This was attributed
to one Frank Bottomley, author of Attitudes to the Body
in Western Christendom,
(London: Lepus Books, 1979) and a wrong page number. Well, I
had
seen this analysis before--by Enrico S. Molnar. I was, in
fact,
planning to quote Molnar on this in my book-in-progress on the
Gymnosophists, but I could never be quite certain whether the terms
were his analysis, or genuine groupings by medieval philosophers.
In newsletter no.
5, I described how Cec Cinder and I had uncovered the career of this
remarkable researcher who wrote prolifically in American nudist
magazines of the 1960s. He wrote under four different pen
names
besides his own. When I first read some of his articles, I
thought someone was plagiarizing, until I realized they were all by the
same person. Now it was happening again. The name,
Frank
Bottomley, sounded pretty suspicious. Could I be on the trail
of
yet another pen name?
The answer is
no. I got my hands on the Bottomley book, and saw that it
made no
mention of Greeks, Jains, or the historic Christian nudist groups that
were Molnar's specialty. A general approval of nudity within
the
Christian tradition, and a mention of the Latin terminology were the
only two points the authors had in common.
Molnar (under the
pen name Henry DeHoratev) first wrote on the four philosophical
distinctions in 1961 in Eden, no. 7. He returned to the theme
ten
years later in his dissertation on "The Adamites of Bohemia."
Bottomley's 1979 bibliography gave no indication he had ever read
anything by Molnar--not surprising, since Molnar had published in
pretty obscure places on a different continent. I now believe
that both authors got their information from an unattributed third
source--presumably medieval.
Bibliography:
Paul Rapoport
None of us can match the long list of
naturist
publications by Paul Rapoport. Of course, the facts that he
edits
the Canadian national nudist magazine, and is a spokesman for the
Topfree Equal Rights Association both keep his name in print.
Publications and Lectures
6 books, over 450 reviews, and several dozen articles and lectures,
mostly about music but including:
Article on breaking a nudity taboo in art. Nude & Natural,
forthcoming.
Review of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of
Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine. Nude & Natural
22.1
(Fall 2002).
“Editor’s Introduction.” The
Spirit of Lady Godiva by Harvey (Chelsea MI and Ancaster
ON: Anecdote
Productions, 2002), ix-xi.
“A la recherche du corps perdu.” Naturisme Quebec 2
(2002), 6-7, 28, tr. Jules Gaulin.
“Public nudity: Social art?” 90 mins., illus.
lect., McMaster University, January 15, 2002.
“The Bethell approach: Is the time for mass
nude protests upon us?” (with eight others). Nude & Natural
21.2 (Winter 2001), 71-72.
“Barebreasted women: Exposing
indecency?” 35 mins., illus. lect., Bellevue Community
College,
Bellevue Washington, June 1, 2001. Posted at
<www.tera.ca/wash.html>, Summer 2001.
“It’s time for us to calm down about public
nudity.” Hamilton
Spectator, May 25, 2001.
“Topfree in Canada: An interview with
TERA’s Paul Rapoport” (with Jim Meyer). Nude & Natural
20.3 (Spring 1999), 24-28.
Article about nudity in public media, Summer 2000.
“Let’s lose nudity hangups” (Winnipeg Free Press,
August 30), “Newspapers perpetuate old-fashioned myths about
nudity” (Ancaster
News, September 6), “You can’t show
that!” (Toronto
Globe and Mail, September 8), “When nudity
is sensible and healthy” (Hamilton
Spectator, September 8), and
elsewhere.
Article about nudity in private photos, Spring 2000.
“When a picture’s worth a thousand
worries” (Hamilton
Spectator, May 5), “Healthy nudity should not be
a crime”
(Ottawa Citizen,
May 8), “Nude children only natural”
(Montreal Gazette,
May 10), “One photo can cause 1,000
worries” (Kitchener-Waterloo
Record, May 15), “Is all
nudity pornography?” (Ancaster
News, May 24), and elsewhere.
“‘Topfreedom’ gaining ground.” Hamilton Spectator,
March 1, 2000.
“Siting the naked body” 72 mins., illus.
lect. for the photographic exhibit Century by Frank Cordelle, McMaster
University, February 8, 2000. Posted at
<www.fcn.ca/century.html>, Spring 2000.
“Why are we obsessed with breasts?”
(review of A History of
the Breast by Marilyn Yalom and Breasts: The
women’s perspective on an American obsession by Carolyn
Latteier). Nude
& Natural 19.2 (Winter 1999), 72-73.
“Ontario leads the way for Canadian naturism
in 1999.” Nude
& Natural, 18.4 (Summer 1999), 110-14.
“Breastfeeding frenzy: two views.” Hamilton Spectator,
February 25, 1999.
“Women's bare breasts: Equal rights or double
standard?” 60 mins., illus. lect., McMaster University, March
11,
1998. Summary posted at
<www.tera.ca/articles.html#Womens>.
“Another victory in Canada for topfree equal
rights.” Nude
& Natural Newsletter, June 1998, [3].
“Canadian TV network pulls positive naturist
segment.” Nude
& Natural Newsletter, January 1998, [4].
“Women take back their breasts: Canadian
topfree struggles in 1997.” Nude
& Natural,
17.2
([Winter]1997), 37-48. Posted (without footnotes) at
<www.geocities.com/womens_choice_org/jacob.html>.
“Ontario city drops breast bylaw.” Nude & Natural Newsletter,
November 1997, [4].
‘Topfree bathing rights will liberate us all.” Kitchener-Waterloo Record,
June 6, 1997.
“Hamilton should just accept topless court ruling.”
Hamilton Spectator,
June 3, 1997.
“Taking it all off, the natural way.” Toronto Globe & Mail,
September 4, 1996.
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The following are from the Canadian magazine Going Natural.
“Developing your photos: whom to turn to?”
(editorial). Going
Natural, 17:2 (Summer 2002), 36.
Reviews of Breast of Canada 2002 Calendar, Nature
& Nudes 2002 Calendar. Going
Natural, 16:4 (Winter 2001-02), 33.
“Harvey and the spirit of Lady Godiva.” Going Natural, 16:4
(Winter 2001-02), 12-13.
“Photo artist Spencer Tunick launches project
in Canada. Ë la recherche du corps perdu: First Montreal, then
the
world.” Going
Natural, 16:3 (Fall 2001), 20-23.
“Supreme Court refuses to hear Godron appeal
in topfree case.” Going
Natural, 16:2 (Summer 2001), 8.
Review of Naked Boys Singing! (musical revue). Going Natural, 16:1
(Spring 2001), 28.
“Testing the limits around Club O.”
Going Natural,
16:1 (Spring 2001), 24-25. Reprinted in
Health and
Efficiency, June 2001, 29-31.
“The Nudist Store takes it (all) off.” Going Natural, 16:1
(Spring 2001), 12-13.
Reviews of Nordic Nudes 2001 Calendar, Saltspring
Women Preserve & Protect Calendar 2001, Hamilton’s
Hottest!
2001 (calendar), The Canadian
Guide to Naturism (4th edition). Going
Natural, 15:4 (Winter 2000-01), 28-29.
[Untitled article about nudity in art.] Going Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 27.
“January in August.” Going
Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 21.
“Be ashamed, be very ashamed! Naked Eve: Going
snake in Alberta and Southern Ontario.” Going Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 8.
Reviews of World
Naturist Handbook (25th edition),
Robbert Broekstra’s Nude World, Holland in Winter and Holland
in
Summer (videotapes). Going
Natural, 15:3 (Fall 2000), 26-27.
“Volleyballooza: Two weekends of midsummer
games in Southern Ontario.” Going
Natural, 15:3
(Fall 2000), 15.
Reviews of Nude Not
(videotape) by Thomas Lundy,
Celebrate the Freedom
(videotape) by Michael J. Cooney, North
American
Guide to Nude Recreation (20th edition), Hot Springs and Hot Pools of
the Northwest and Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest
by Jayson
Loam and Marjorie Gersh-Young. Going
Natural, 15:2 (Summer 2000), 20-21.
“Cover your backside for that neighbourhood
watch. Outdoor nudity: How legal is it?” (with Peter Simm). Going
Natural, 15:2 (Summer 2000), 14-15.
“When a picture is worth a thousand worries.” Going Natural, 15:2
(Summer 2000), 11.
“Century visits Hamilton and astounds nearly 700.” Going Natural, 15:1
(Spring 2000), 18-19.
“Frank Cordelle’s Century: A
photographer and project with a difference.” Going Natural, 14:4
(Winter 1999-2000), 20-21.
“Aquarius Nature Retreat: Playing hard to get
to in the US southwest.” Going
Natural, 14:4 (Winter 1999-2000),
14.
“Premier of Nude Brunswick announces
post-secondary degree in naturology.” Going Natural, 14:3
(Fall
1999), 19.
Review of The
Messenger
(videotape) by Bill Viola. Going
Natural, 14:2 (Summer 1999), 19.
“Toronto joins the 20th century.
Hanlan’s Beach is renude: Major gain for Canadian
naturism”
(with Peter Simm). Going
Natural, 14:2 (Summer 1999), 16-17. Reprinted
as “Hanlan’s Point clothing-optional beach:
It’s
legal again!” in
Nude & Natural, 18.4 (Summer 1999), 106-10.
“The revolution has begun! New site promotes
wholesome view of women.” Going
Natural, 14:2
(Summer 1999),
11-13. Reprinted as “Body acceptance on the web.” Nude
& Natural, 19.2 (Winter 1999), 54-55.
The second annual Wreck Beach bare buns fun run/walk
(with David Basford). Going
Natural, 13:3 (Fall 1998), 16.
“Party time is any time at Club Paradise.” Going Natural, 13:3
(Fall 1998), 13-14.
“Cypress Cove: A Florida favourite in any season.” Going Natural, 13:3
(Fall 1998), 10-11.
“Travelling south: A guide to warm holidays
for cool naturists.” Going
Natural, 13:3 (Fall 1998), 7-8.
“Pubic in public” (editorial). Going Natural, 13:2
(Summer 1998), 24.
“Bare but not barren in the California desert.” Going Natural, 13:1
(Spring 1998), 14-15.
Reviews of Lee
Baxandall’s World
Guide to Nude
Beaches and Resorts (updated), North American Guide to Nude
Recreation
(19th edition), Vacation
Naturally (videotape) by Michael J. Cooney.
Going Natural,
13:1 (Spring 1998), 17.
“Topfree Rights and the Law.” Going Natural, 12:3
(Fall 1997), 10.
“Topfree equality: The case of Fatima Pereira
Henson.” Going
Natural, 12:2 (Summer 1997), 4-5.
Other Recent Activities
Course (seminar), “Body, Sex, and Gender in
20th-Century Operas,” McMaster University, 1999-2000 and
2000-01.
Advisor to several upper level undergraduate art
students, including one doing body painting and projections, 2001-02.
Editor and Producer, The
Spirit of Lady Godiva (book
by Harvey). Chelsea MI: Anecdote Productions. xvi, 264 (pp.), 2002.
Operator of and major contributor to the website
www.tera.ca, an information site for the Topfree Equal Rights
Association, with news, articles, legal opinions, editorials, and
photos about bare breasts in public (since 1997).
Conference
Presentations by Sandra
Schroer
"It's Nude Not Lewd: The Celebration of Sex and
Sexual Being in Social Nudism." American Sociological
Association
Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA., August 2001.
"Completely Immersed and Totally Exposed: Sexuality
in Social Nudism." The Society for the Study of Social
Problems
Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA., August 2001.
"What Nudists Know: Notes on the Social Organization
of Clothing." Third Annual Conference on Ethnography, Loyola
University of Chicago, February 2001.
"Fear of the Body." The Association Forum,
Fear in Society (Interdisciplinary Conference), Western Michigan
University, October 2000.
"The Disabled Nudist: Getting Beyond the
Body." The Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual
Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000.
"What is Social Nudism?" Adrian College Human Sexuality
Course, annual presentation 1995-2001.