#47 / Phil Hine, The Cannibal Club: The British Empire and Erotica

For episode #47 we welcome back author Phil Hine to take us through his research into the opaque yet notorious Cannibal Club, a collection of British upper class victorian men who shared an interest in anthropology and the creation and collection of erotica. The podcast covers a range of subjects from obscure esoteric history to how India appears in Victorian erotica to the case for phallic worship as the root of religion. To give fair warning the show does touch on some difficult ideas from an historical context principally the racist and sexist ideas of the more deplorable members of the Club and the influence these ideas had on anthropology. We briefly discuss Phil’s excellent anthology ‘Hines Varieties’ which I highly recommend. The link for which you can find in the show notes. Show notes: Phil’s twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilH86835657 Hine’s Varieties: http://www.originalfalcon.com/hines-varieties.php Phil’s website: http://enfolding.org Treadwells Lectures: https://www.treadwells-london.com/lectures Support the show: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dmfphoto MUSIC - Obliqka