| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 674 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Law and Sex in the Ancient World; 2. Sex and the Law in Judaism and Early Christianity; 3. Sex and the Law in the Christian Empire, from Constantine to Justinian; 4. Law and Sex in Early Medieval Europe, Sixth to Eleventh Centuries; 5. The Era of Church Reform, Intellectual Revival, and Urbanization: 1176 -- 1140; 6. Sex and Marriage in the Decretum of Gratian; 7. Sexual Behavior and the Early Decretists, from Paucapalea to Huguccio, 1140 -- 1190 |
| Summary |
"Brundage's book is consistently learned, enormously useful, and frequently entertaining. It is the best we have on the relationships between theological norms, legal principles, and sexual practice."--Peter Iver Kaufman, Church History |
| Analysis |
Europe Christian church Sexual behaviour Canon law, history |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-634) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex and law -- Europe -- History
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Sex crimes -- Europe -- History
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History
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Law, Medieval -- History
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Law, Medieval.
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Sex crimes -- Europe -- History
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Sexual Behavior -- history
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Sex Offenses -- history
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Religion and Sex -- history
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Sexual Behavior -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Law, Medieval -- History |
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86.42 offences.
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LAW -- Health.
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Law, Medieval
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Sex and law
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Sex crimes
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Seksualiteit.
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Canoniek recht.
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Sexualité et droit -- Europe -- histoire.
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Crimes sexuels -- Europe -- histoire.
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Sexualité -- aspects religieux -- Christianisme -- histoire.
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Droit médiéval -- histoire.
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0226077837 |
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9780226077833 |
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0226077845 |
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9780226077840 |
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9780226077895 |
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0226077896 |
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