First published in 1874 by Sha Rocco (pseudonym of Hargrave Jennings), &quot;The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship&quot; is a short book on ancient &#39;Phallic worship&#39;, as the Victorians called it. The book contains much which is covered in the other entries in this literature. &quot;The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship&quot; presents a detailed treatise on the role of sexuality in ancient religions and religious practices, as well as the development of these ideas throughout history.<br />The author places an inordinate amount of significance on anything that is vaguely phallic looking or resembles a vagina. This includes pawn shop signage, tortoise heads, arched doors, lozange-shaped design elements, and so on.<br /><br />This work will appeal to those with an interest in ancient religions and the history of sexual representation in art and literature.&nbsp;<br /><br />Hargrave Jennings was a British Freemason, Rosicrucian, author on occultism and esotericism, and amateur student of comparative religion. He also wrote &quot;The Rosicrucians, their Rites and Mysteries&quot;.