Sex Crimes, Honour, and the Law in Early Modern Spain : : Vizcaya, 1528-1735 / / Renato Barahona.
Renato Barahona has distilled years of meticulous research into a pioneering study of sexual criminality, women, honour and the law in early modern Basque Spain. Presenting his argument in a lucid and engaging style, Barahona explores the litigation of honour and dishonour by female victims of seduc...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Courtship, Seduction, and Abandonment
- 2 Carnal Knowledge: The Language of Sex
- 3 Coercion, Violence, and Subordination
- 4 A pany cuchillo: Cohabitation
- 5 Litigating Honour/Dishonour
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Legal Spheres and Sources
- Appendix B. Defloration, Dowry, and the Vizcayan Fueros
- Appendix C. Cohabitation and the Vizcayan Fueros
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors and Subjects
- Index of Names in Lawsuits