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The Pope and the pill : Sex, Catholicism and women in post-war England /

"On 25 July 1968, Pope Paul VI shook the world. His encyclical letter <i>Humanae Vitae</i> rejected calls to permit use of the contraceptive pill and deemed artificial contraception 'intrinsically evil'. The Catholic Church is now commonly identified as the antagonist in a...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Geiringer, David (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Uncovering the sex lives of Catholic women
  • 2. The Catholic Church's understanding of female sexuality
  • 3. Sexuality in later marriage
  • 4. Sexuality in early marriage
  • 5. Early life and pre-marital sexuality
  • Conclusion
  • Index.