Indian story on semen loss and related Dhat syndrome
Indian J Psychiatry. 2014 Oct-Dec; 56(4): 377–382. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.146532 PMCID: PMC4279296 Indian story on semen loss and related Dhat syndrome Om Prakash , Sujit Kumar Kar , and T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao 1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract India is a country of many religions and ancient cultures. Indian culture is largely directed by the Vedic culture since time immemorial. Later Indian culture is influenced by Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Indian belief system carries the footprints of these cultures. Every culture describes human behaviors and an interpretation of each human behavior is largely influenced by the core cultural belief system. Sexuality is an important domain which is colored by different cultural colors. Like other cultures, Indian culture believes “semen” as the precious body fluid which needs to be preserved. Most Indian beliefs consider loss of semen as a threat...