Handbook of Medieval Sexuality

List of contents

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;

About the author

VERNL. BULLOUGH, JAMESA. BRUNDAGE

Summary

The absorbing subject of sexuality in the Middle Ages is examined here in 19 original articles written specifically for this handbook by major authorities in the field.

Product details

• Assisted by: James Brundage (Editor), Vern L. Bullough (Editor), Bullough Vern L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1996
• EAN: 9780815312871
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-1287-1
• No. of pages: 460
• Weight: 1010 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / World, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Gender studies, gender groups, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour