· 2013· Book chapter
Handbook of Medieval Sexuality
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Short summary
This handbook compiles essays on diverse aspects of sexuality in the Middle Ages, covering legal, medical, religious, and literary perspectives.
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Key points
- Covers a wide range of topics including legal, medical, religious, and literary perspectives on medieval sexuality.
- Includes discussions on homosexuality, lesbianism, cross-dressing, and prostitution.
- Explores attitudes towards contraception, abortion, and castration.
- Examines sexuality within various religious and cultural contexts (Jewish, Muslim, Eastern Orthodox Christianity).
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Abstract
Sexual Norms Confession and the Study of Sex in the Middle Ages Pierre J. Payer Sex and Canon Law James A. Brundage Western Medicine and Natural Philosophy Joan Cadden Gendered Sexuality Joyce E. Salisbury Chaste Marriage in the Middle Ages Margaret McGlyn and Richard J. Mol Hiding Behind the Universal Man Male Sexuality in the Middle Ages Jacqueline Murray Variance from Norms Homosexuality Warren Johansson and William A. Percy Twice Marginal and Twice Invisible: Lesbians in the Middle Ages Jacqueline Murray Cross Dressing and Gender Role Change in the Middle Ages Vern L. Bullough Prostitution in Medieval Europe Ruth Mazo Karras Contraception and Early Abortion in the Middle Ages John M. Riddle Castration and Eunuchism in the Middle Ages Matthew S. Kuefler Cultural Issues A Note on Research into Jewish Sexuality in the Medieval Period Norman Roth A Research Note on Sexuality and Muslim Civilization Norman Roth Eastern Orthodox Christianity Eve Levin Sexuality in Medieval French Literature Laurie A. Finke Old Norse Sexuality: Men, Women and Beasts Jenny Jochens Sex Roles and the Role of Sex in Medieval English Literature David Lam
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