Making of Romantic Love - Longing and Sexuality in Europe, South Asia, and Japan, 900-1200 Ce

Klappentext In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. This book illuminates the birth of a cultural movement that managed to regulate selfish desire and render it innocent - or innocent enough.In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. This book illuminates the birth of a cultural movement that managed to regulate selfish desire and render it innocent - or innocent enough.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William M Reddy, William M. Reddy, REDDY WILLIAM M, Reddy William M.
• Verlag: University Of Chicago Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.08.2012
• EAN: 9780226706276
• ISBN: 978-0-226-70627-6
• Seiten: 456
• Serien: Chicago Studies in Practices o; Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Japan, Sociology, Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Sociology: sexual relations, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality