Handbook of Medieval Sexuality

ISBN-13: 9780815312871 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 460 str.

Vern L. Bullough; James A. Brundage

Opis

The subject of sexuality in the Middle Ages is examined here in 19 articles written specifically for this handbook. This volume seeks to offer a useful guide to the wealth of material and research that is available yet often overlooked.

Spis treści

Part 1 I Sexual Norms; Chapter 1 I Confession and the Study of Sex in the Middle Ages, Pierre J. Payer; Chapter 2 2SEX AND CANON LAW, James A.Brundage; Chapter 3 3WESTERN MEDICINE AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, JoanCaddert; Chapter 4 GENDERED SEXUALITY, Joyce E.Salisbury; Chapter 5 CHASTE MARRIAGE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, MargaretMcGlynn, Richard J.Moll; Chapter 6 HIDING BEHIND THE UNIVERSAL MAN, Jacqueline Murray; Part II II VARIANCE FROM NORMS; Chapter 7 HOMOSEXUALITY, Warren Johansson, William A. Percy; Chapter 8 TWICE MARGINAL AND TWICE INVISIBLE, Murray Jacqueline; Chapter 9 Cross Dressing and Gender Role Change in the Middle Ages, Vern L.Bullough; Chapter 10 PROSTITUTION IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, Ruth Mazo. Karras; Chapter 11 Contraception and Early Abortion in the Middle Ages, John M. Riddle; Chapter 12 Castration and Eunuchism in the Middle Ages, Mathew S.Kuefler; Chapter 13 A NOTE ON RESEARCH INTO JEWISH SEXUALITY IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD, Norman Roth; Bibliography; Chapter 14 A RESEARCH NOTE ON SEXUALITY AND MUSLIM CIVILIZATION, Norman Roth; Bibliography; Chapter 15 Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Eve Levin; Chapter 16 Sexuality in Medieval French Literature, Laurie A.Firtke; Chapter 17 Old Norse Sexuality: MEn, Women, and Beasts, Jenny Jochens; Chapter 18 Sex Roles and the Role of Sex in Medieval English Literature, DavidLampe; contrib Contributors Index;

O autorze

VERNL. BULLOUGH, JAMESA. BRUNDAGE