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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1994.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 motive for their persecution: sexual aberrance. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 179 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-169) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781136127007 1136127003 |