Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church |
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| Editor:
| Bullough, Vern L.
Brundage, James |
| Series title: | New Concepts in Sexuality Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87975-268-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1982 |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books, Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Analysing the Christian assumptions about sexuality, this book chronicles the early institutionalisation of these assumptions, and explores the theological debate of the meaning of marriage and the role of sex in marriage. It concludes with an overview of late medieval sex practices as seen in the literature of the period and demographic studies.
Analysing the Christian assumptions about sexuality, this book chronicles the early institutionalisation of these assumptions, and explores the theological debate of the meaning of marriage and the role of sex in marriage. It concludes with an overview of late medieval sex practices as seen in the literature of the period and demographic studies.