Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind

Richard von Krafft-Ebing, the German psychiatrist who in the second half of the nineteenth century popularised the novel concept of ‘homosexuality’. A sexual practice condemned by the Church as ‘sodomy’ was, Krafft-Ebing argued, perfectly compatible with the ideal that he saw as Christianity’s great contribution to civilisation: lifelong monogamous love. (Stefano Bianchetti/Getty)