Postby Mmph Squad » Wed Sep 28, 2016 12:40 pm
I suspect that bondage predates written records by many thousands of years, and perhaps began while we were still evolving into modern humans. In times where the population was lower, humans may have been less quick to kill one another since people don't just pop out of the ground fully ready to carry out tasks and contribute to groups' resource needs.
Someone who was being difficult would be more than likely restrained. Even in american indian societies, people were exiled for committing grave crimes instead of facing execution. Of course many of these exiles wouldn't make it without a support group, so it was a bit of a death sentence so-to-speak.
I also often wonder if mummification wasn't practiced as a recreational activity in places where it was a death-rite. The feeling of being wrapped up and unable to move seems to be something hardwired to some degree. So aside from prisoner taking, it may have been used as a after-work activity.
To tie or be tied? I'm not one to care as long as there are gags!