Pecar como Dios manda – A controversial book

Andahazi (2008) is an Argentinian psychoanalyst by profession who decided to entirely devote himself to investigating and writing about the history of sexuality in his country. “Pecar como Dios manda”, the first book of a forthcoming trilogy, was first published in 2008 and hundreds of readers have been captivated by the topic dealt with in his book.
The essence of a country cannot be understood unless its inhabitants know all the ins and outs of their historical sexual relationships which contributed to the development of their country (Andahazi, 2008).
Andahazi carried out an extensive research which extends from the pre-Columbian peoples to our days before he embarked on such a thorny subject. Andahazi (2008) explains during the presentation of his book in the Book Fair in Buenos Aires how sacred sexuality for the Babylonian culture was. However, when the Hebrews succeeded in liberating from the Babylonian peoples, so strong was the condemnation that they repudiated and demonised what had once been sacred.
The book is divided into four sections which are further subdivided into chapters documenting Andahazi’s work which unveils the secret sexual adventures of most renowned protagonists of Argentinian history. The Catholic Church took a dim view of this book stating that most of Andazhazi’s words cannot be proved since there is no present evidence. Despite all the opposition and threats the writer received, nothing or no one seems to have stopped him from launching his book into the market.
Even though the book has sold thousands of copies, it still remains controversial and its author has always failed to produce publicly some of the proofs and supporting documentation he asserts to have found. I have never considered him a historian making factual information known but a writer who has seen a great opportunity to make a society involved in topics never dealt with before.



References

Andahazi, F. (2008). La historia sexual de los argentinos, según Federico Andahazi [Video File]. 35º Feria Internacional del Libro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Retrieved October 7th, 2009, from http://blogs.clarin.com/diariodelaferia/2008/5/11/la-historia-sexual-los-argentinos-segun-federico-andahazi

Andahazi, F. (2008). Pecar como Dios manda (2nd ed.). Buenos Aires: Editorial Planeta.