General & Miscellaneous Bible Studies, Theology - Bible Studies, Sex, Marriage & Family - History, Europe - Civilization, Spirituality, Sex Role - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Medieval History, Sex - General & Miscellaneous, Religion -
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Overview
Perceptions about gender and sexuality have shaped the lives of men and women in every known culture and in every period of history. To study these perceptions one must delve into the underlying religious, social, philosophical and scientific influences. Understanding gender and sexuality during the Middle Ages requires an examination of the ideas, laws and institutions of the time—for example, the regulations of the Christian church, the anatomical studies of the medieval medical community, the chronicles of the time and the social criticism found in medieval literature.This reader brings such documents from throughout the medieval world into one collection. Representing a diverse range of ethnic, geographic and religious backgrounds, documents of the late Roman, Germanic, Anglo-Norman, Mediterranean, Byzantine, Slavic, Jewish and Islamic identities are all included. The book’s chapters are organized according to nine areas—religious foundations; Christian thought; chronicles; law; literature; biology, medicine and science; witchcraft and heresy; Judaism; and Islam—allowing for comparative examination of different societies and periods of the Middle Ages.
Synopsis
An American scholar of ancient and medieval sexuality, Brozyna offers students an anthology of texts illustrating medieval thinking about gender and sexuality and the sources of that thinking. Her arrangement is by genre: the Bible; Christian thought; chronicles; law; biology, medicine, and science; literature; witchcraft and heresy; Judaism; and Islam. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
March 1, 2005
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Pages
328
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780786420421