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Autore |
Payer Pierre J. <1936-> |
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Titolo |
The bridling of desire : views of sex in the later Middle Ages / / Pierre J. Payer |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1993 |
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©1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-01180-4 |
9786612011801 |
1-4426-7157-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Sex customs - History |
Sexual ethics - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Paradise -- 2. The Fall, Original Sin, and Concupiscence -- 3. Marriage and Sex -- 4. Legitimate Reasons for Marital Relations -- 5. Problematic Reasons for Marital Relations -- 6. The Virtue of Temperance -- 7. Continence, Chastity, and Virginity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. The Twofold Institution of Marriage -- Appendix 2. William Peraldus on Temperance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The later Middle Ages saw the emergence of an integral theory of human sexuality, a systematic account of its origins, role, and significance in the divine plan. Instead of simply dismissing medieval views of sex as misogynist and guilt-ridden, Pierre Payer urges a re-examination of medieval writers' understanding of sexuality within the context of their cosmological perspective. He traces the developing consensus about what was thought to be the nature, purpose and morality of sex as conceived by writers and theologians during this |
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period.Concentrating on the positive dimension of medieval thought on sexuality, Payer first examines views on Paradise, the Fall, and original sin and its transmission. There follows an extended discussion of marriage as the sole outlet for legitimate sexual intercourse. He then turns to the broader question of the control of sexual impulses and desires through the virtue of temperance. The book concludes with a description of virginity, which was seen to be the apex of temperance and the ideal of Christian living.Payer has assembled a vast number of textual sources from the late medieval period, presenting to the reader a variety of opinions, their development, and underlying presuppositions. |
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