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Sex, dissidence, and damnation : minority groups in the Middle Ages /

For the authorities in medieval Europe, dissent struck at the roots of an ordered, settled world. It was to be crushed - initially by reason and argument, eventually by torture. Jeffrey Richards examines the wretched lives of heretics, witches, Jews, lepers and homosexuals and uncovers a common moti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richards, Jeffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. The Mediev Al Context; 2. Sex in the Middle Ages; 3. Heretics; Central Middle Ages; The Later Middle Ages; Conclusion; 4. Witches; 5. Jews; The Church and the Jews; The Jews and the Secular Authorities; The Jews and Popular Culture; Segregation; Conclusion; 6. Prostitutes; 7. Homosexuals; 8. Lepers; Further Reading; Index.