The history of one of human culture’s most interesting and sometimes romantic devices is the female chastity belt. History that stipulated that wide use of the chastity belt by men, Peregrinus demonstrated that the bond on wives is the most false.
The romantic use of the chastity belt was promoted in medieval poetry. Thus it is fitting that women, in the absence of their husbands, defend their virtue from other men. It is less about the confidence of a woman’s power and more a symbol of fidelity and love, with which she comforts her lover by being ready to protect and waiting for a return to pleasure.
There were still cases where women were actually wearing tights and had to petition the court for their removal as it became clear that their husband would not return from the cross. Most wore a symbolic chastity belt made of cloth if they bothered with the ritual at all.
The distant borders began as a symbol of handmaids in ancient Egypt The slave master tied a string around her waist to indicate that she was his sexual and literal property. In Ancient Greece the chastity belt was used as a form of motherhood. One strip of leather was attached to the navel, the other to the perineum. Chastity belts could only be removed by their owners and if an unwanted pregnancy occurred, it was believed that pressing heavily on the abdomen could produce an abortion.
The power of free women and the protection of the sexual chastity of slaves was not limited to the use of chastity belts. Roman harlots openly wore girdles to protect their sexual rewards. The harlot removed the chastity belt at the time of the customer for merits. This was the last sex shop of the antique machine.
In ancient China the issue of personal health and chastity was carried out by the use of belts that were worn as baskets and to allow the veil to be exposed to the call of nature. Abolition of the chastity belt was also allowed for weekly washing. Women often choose to voluntarily wear chastity belts in China to show their vows.
In high Europe, men in the Middle Ages who wanted to use chastity belts turned to local cloisters for help with these belts. formerly he believed, wearing ugly girdles around the navel and perineum. It caused zona infections, which made the veils unclean for sexual use by her husband anyway.
During the Renaissance, the chastity belt was almost in fashion-accessoriesfashiondesigned this jewelry. They were adorned with gold, ivory, precious gems and even diamonds. The husband gave a jeweled belt and key on the wedding night. Sometimes he would put on his new wife’s belt and announce that the gates of paradise were closed to the guests
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In the ninth century, chastity belts were used on both girls and boys as medical devices. It is believed that masturbation was the “killer of youth” and parents using these techniques to maintain health Young people especially in during the sleeping hours.
In recent times in less developed countries girls are subjected to various genital mutilation to preserve their virginity in marriage. These procedures are usually carried out in incurable conditions leading to the death of many young girls and yet are still widely practiced. In more developed countries, chastity devices are used by both men and women to increase sexual sensations and can be considered consensual sex toys used by marriage and unmarried couples .
Sources:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/chastity_belt__history : Various excerpts from the history of chastity belts
http://www.bmezine.com/ritual/A11030/cltleath.html An article about belts in Armenian culture and a description of hygienic problems related to belts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2430118 Myths and facts about chastity.
