Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

Childhood, Sexuality, and Violence in the Early Penitentials

AvErin Vanessia Abraham

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book is an early medieval social history based on the early penitentials, with up-to-date translations of these often-ignored or misunderstood texts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:464 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Knowledge Communities
Antal sidor:194
Upplaga:0
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789462983717

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Dr Abraham is a lecturer in the Honors Program and an adjunct lecturer in the History and Religious Studies departments at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

Recensioner i media

"This slender volume by Erin V. Abraham is a welcome addition to studies of early medieval penitentials and demonstrates a historically responsible and mature interpretation of this enigmatic and often misunderstood genre." - Atria A. Larson, English Historical Review, October 2019

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1: Little Books of Penance: An Introduction to the Sources 2: The Aetas Infantes: Speech and the Limits of Childhood Innocence 3: The Games of Youth: Puberty, Culpability, and Autonomy 4: Children of Eve: Lawful Marriage and the Reguation of Sexual Intercourse 5: Heirs of Sodom: Sexual Deviance, Pollution, and Community 6: Siblings of Cain: Social Violence and the Gendering of Sin Conclusion