1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456191303321

Autore

Payer Pierre J. <1936->

Titolo

The bridling of desire : views of sex in the later Middle Ages / / Pierre J. Payer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1993

©1993

ISBN

1-282-01180-4

9786612011801

1-4426-7157-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

241/.66/0902

Soggetti

Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Sex customs - History

Sexual ethics - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910713378403321

Autore

Kresch David L.

Titolo

Preliminary estimate of possible flood elevations in the Columbia River at Trojan Nuclear Power Plant due to failure of debris dam blocking Spirit Lake, Washington / / by David L. Kresch and Antonius Laenen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tacoma, Washington : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1984

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 11 pages) : map

Collana

Water-resources investigations report ; ; 83-4197

Soggetti

Flood forecasting - Columbia River - Mathematical models

Flood forecasting - Washington (State) - Mathematical models

Flood forecasting - Mathematical models

Columbia River

Spirit Lake (Wash.)

Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) Eruption, 1980 Environmental aspects

United States Columbia River

Washington (State) Mount Saint Helens

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 11).