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Anasyrma is a ritual exposing of one's genitals. It differs from exhibitionism ("flashing"), in that with exhibitionism, there is an implied arousal from the act, which is not true of anasyrma. It is commonly done in connection with religion or artwork.


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Anasyrma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words)
Anasyrma is the gesture of lifting up the skirt or kilt.
Anasyrma differs from flashing, a physically similar gesture as an act of exhibitionism, in that an exhibitionist has an implied purpose of his/her own sexual arousal, while anasyrma is only done for the effect on the onlookers.
Ritual jesting and obscenity were common in the cults of Demeter and Dionysus, and figure in the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries associated with these divinities.
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