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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Autore principale: Levin, Eve, 1954- (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1989.
Serie:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5rdxvf
Sommario:
  • 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