Almost the whole of Western
culture has adopted the word sexuality to describe the dynamics of the various sexual
acts, the feelings and emotions that these acts evoke, but also elements of
identity. But what words existed in every culture before the word
"sexuality" prevailed? Did they have the same meaning? The linguistic
and semiotic analysis of the words and phrases we use to describe the phenomena
surrounding human sexuality can raise interesting questionings. This acquires
great value in our era where sexuality is in an open dialogue or confrontation
with everything that defined it until now such as ethics, society, culture,
religion and biology itself.