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Sexuality in Medieval Europe

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Sexuality in Medieval Europe book

Doing Unto Others

Sexuality in Medieval Europe

DOI link for Sexuality in Medieval Europe

Sexuality in Medieval Europe book

Doing Unto Others
ByRuth Mazo Karras
Edition 3rd Edition
First Published 2017
eBook Published 20 January 2017
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315269719
Pages 268 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315269719
SubjectsArea Studies, Humanities, Language & Literature
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Mazo Karras, R. (2017). Sexuality in Medieval Europe. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315269719

Challenging the way the Middle Ages have been treated in general histories of sexuality, Sexuality in Medieval Europe shows how views at the time were conflicted and complicated; there was no single medieval attitude towards sexuality any more than there is one modern attitude. Focusing on marital sexual activity, as well as behavior that was seen as transgressive, the chapters cover such topics as chastity, the role of the church, and non-reproductive activity.

Combining an overview of research on the topic with original interpretations, Ruth Mazo Karras demonstrates that medieval culture developed sexual identities that were quite distinct from the identities we think of today, yet were still ancestral to our own. Using a wide collection of evidence from the late antique period until the fifteenth century, this fully revised third edition has been updated to include the latest scholarship throughout, including expanded coverage of Islamic and Jewish cultures and new ideas on how medieval sexual violence relates to the modern world. A new companion website supplements the text featuring an interactive timeline of key events, links to key primary sources, and references to further reading.

Sexuality in Medieval Europe is essential reading for those who study medieval history and culture.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|35 pages

Sex and the Middle Ages

WithRuth Mazo Karras

chapter 2|43 pages

The Sexuality of Chastity

WithRuth Mazo Karras

chapter 3|39 pages

Sex and Marriage

WithRuth Mazo Karras

chapter 4|50 pages

Women Outside of Marriage

WithRuth Mazo Karras

chapter 5|42 pages

Men Outside of Marriage

WithRuth Mazo Karras
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