Germany, indeed, is powerfully connected with the culture of the naked body. Between 8 and 12 million Germans (9-14% of the population) are naked. There are 300 registered nudist clubs in the country. In the Tiergarten, a huge park in the center of Berlin, topless sunbathing is allowed, but there is also a clearing for the totally naked.  Why has Germany become synonymous with nudism? Nudism was invented to treat all diseases in the sun. Then ideology and Aryan ideas were added to...