Sex and society in the world of the orthodox Slavs, 900-1700 /

In this pioneering book, Eve Levin explores sexual behavior among the peoples of Serbia, Bulgaria, and Russia from their conversion to Christianity in the ninth and tenth centuries until the end of the seventeenth century. By ranging across all these societies, Levin is able to fulfill three basic a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levin, Eve, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1989.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Acceso en línea:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5rdxvf
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Ecclesiastical Image of Sexuality
  • Chapter 2. Marriage
  • Chapter 3. Incest
  • Chapter 4. Illicit Sex
  • Chapter 5. Rape
  • Chapter 6. Sex and the Clergy
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index