Sexual Practices & the Medieval Church

by Vern L. Bullough

Book Overview

"Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church" analyses the Christian assumptions about sexuality, chronicles the early institutionalisation of these assumptions, and explores the theological debate of the meaning of marriage and the role of sex in marriage. The theological conception of sex, including issues such as rape, seduction, impotence, and prostitution, is then examined as it came to be developed by canon lawyers and justified by medical and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879751517
• ISBN13: 9780879751517
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.