nudity

Also known as nakedness

thumb|right|Naturists in a river, 2014 Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. While estimates vary, for the first 90,000 years of pre-history, anatomically modern humans were naked, having lost their body hair, living in hospitable climates, and not having developed the crafts needed to make clothing.

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Nudity is the state of being without clothing, which is the natural condition humans existed in for most of prehistory before developing the ability to make clothes. Today, nudity appears in various contexts including art, naturism, medical settings, and cultural practices, making it a topic relevant to human history, biology, and society.

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Terminology
Origins of nakedness and clothing
History of nudity
Ancient and classical history
Colonialism and racism
Cultural differences
Africa
Asia
China
India
Bangladesh
Japan
Korea
Russia
Oceania
South America
Western societies
Moral ambiguity
Abrahamic religions
Christianity
Islam
Sex and gender differences
Female nudity
Topfreedom
Breastfeeding
Male nudity
Gender equality
Child development
Private versus public
Sexual and non-sexual nudity
Concepts of privacy
High and low context cultures
Private nudity
Body image and emotions
Semi-public nudity
Steam baths and spas
Changing rooms and showers
Arts-related activities
Public nudity
Naturism
Legal issues
Imposed nudity
Punishment
Torture
Strip search
Nudity as protest
Depictions and performance
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Works cited
Books
Journal articles
News
Websites

thumb|right|Naturists in a river, 2014

Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. While estimates vary, for the first 90,000 years of pre-history, anatomically modern humans were naked, having lost their body hair, living in hospitable climates, and not having developed the crafts needed to make clothing.