Framing Premodern Desires: The Transformation of Sexual Ideas, Attitudes and Practices in Europe
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, a...
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource, 1 color plate, 30 halftones |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-485-2900-1 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9789048529001 |
