Framing Premodern Desires : : Sexual Ideas, Attitudes, and Practices in Europe / / ed. by Marjo Kaartinen, Tom Linkinen, Satu Lidman, Meri Heinonen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
• MitwirkendeR: Clementsson, Bonnie,; Dabhoiwala, Faramerz,; Franzén, Carin,; Heinonen, Meri,; Hollewand, Karen,; Kaartinen, Marjo,; Lancel, Juliette,; Leveen, Lois,; Lidman, Satu,; Liliequist, Jonas,; Linkinen, Tom,; McLelland, Kaye,; Parry-Jones, Thomas,; Smith, Kathleen,; Walker, Garthine,; Wiślicz, Tomasz,
• HerausgeberIn: Heinonen, Meri,; Kaartinen, Marjo,; Lidman, Satu,; Linkinen, Tom,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.) :; 1 color plate, 30 halftones

The way that we have perceived, described, and understood sexual desire has changed dramatically over time and across cultures. This collection brings together a group of leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explore the history of sexual desires and the transformation of sexual ideas, attitudes, and practices in premodern Europe. Among the topics considered are the visibility of sexual offenses and the construction of passions; the geographical range extends to Great Britain, with a focus also on France and Germany. The result is a groundbreaking volume that adds significantly to our understanding of premodern European history, history of sexualities, gender studies, religious history, and many other fields.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Editors' Foreword -- Framing Premodern Desires Between Sexuality, Sin, And Crime -- Part I Transforming Ideas And Practices -- The Naturalness Of Sex In Medieval Roman Law -- Desire After Foucault -- Incest Between In-Laws -- Dialectics Of Virginity -- The First Sexual Revolution -- Part II Constructing Passions -- Love And Desire In French Moralist Discourse -- Between Books And Brothels -- The Dream And The Sin -- The Lame Man Makes The Best Lecher -- Between Passion And Lust -- Jonas Liliequist subtitle/>What happens between the covers: Writing premodern desire for audiences beyond academia -- About The Authors -- Index