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.

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• Authors: William M Reddy, William M. Reddy, REDDY WILLIAM M, Reddy William M.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2012
• EAN: 9780226706276
• ISBN: 978-0-226-70627-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: Chicago Studies in Practices o; Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 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