Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church - Brossura

Bullough, Vern L.

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ISBN 10: 0879751517 ISBN 13: 9780879751517

Casa editrice: Prometheus Books, 1981

Riassunto

"Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church" analyses the Christian assumptions about sexuality, chronicles the early institutionalisation of these assumptions, and explores the theological debate of the meaning of marriage and the role of sex in marriage. The theological conception of sex, including issues such as rape, seduction, impotence, and prostitution, is then examined as it came to be developed by canon lawyers and justified by medical and scientific writers. The book concludes with an overview of late medieval sex practices as seen in the literature of the period and in demographic studies.Professor Vern Bullough, the well-known researcher in human sexuality, and Professor James Brundage, a historian of the Medieval period, have combined their scholarly talents to develop an in-depth analysis of sexual attitudes and practices during the Middle Ages. Skilfully blending readability and scholarly thoroughness, this is a volume general readers as well as professionals recognise as a major contribution to the study of medieval sexuality.

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Book by Bullough Vern L

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• Editore: Prometheus Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0879751517
• ISBN 13: 9780879751517
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile