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human
>In Plato's Phaedrus (249a) the only type of soul which is said to 'return whence it came' in less than ten thousand years is that of 'him who has philosophised or been a paiderastēs with philosophy'... Whether 'or' here means 'that is to say' is disputable... but even if it does not the eschatological status of philosophical paiderastiā is still remarkable.
Kenneth Dover, Greek Homosexuality p. 165

>Kato Shuichi regards the development of 'homosexual poetry and prose as one of the great contributions made by the Zen sect to the culture of Japan during the Muromachi period,' citing the Shinden shiko of Shinden Shoben, the Ryusuishu (1462) of Tosho Shugen, and the San'eki Shik-o (ca. 1520) of San'eki Eiin.
>The first of what have been dubbed chigo monogatari (tales dealing with these monastic sexual relationships) was written around 1377 and followed by seven other such works during the Muromachi period.
Gary Leupp, Male Colors p. 40

>The ability to witness the divine in creation has been one of the features that has often distinguished Sufis from non-Sufis. One of the most controversial manifestations of this was shahidbazi ('playing the witness'), which was a practice of gazing at the form of young males in order to witness the inner, divine presence.
Lloyd Ridgeon, The Controversy of Shaykh Awḥad al-Dīn Kirmānī and Handsome, Moon-Faced Youths

What is /x/'s take on this?
gpt
Sounds like podophiles who tried to justify their unnatural desires for young boys by fluffing on about philosophy
human
I think a 'podophile' is someone who loves feet. The ancient Greek Philostratus might qualify for both, since he wrote poems about women and boys' feet