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Framing Premodern Desires

Sexual Ideas, Attitudes, and Practices in Europe

Satu Lidman Tom Linkinen Meri Heinonen Marjo Kaartinen Garthine Walker Thomas Parry-Jones Kathleen Smith Bonnie Clementsson Tomasz Wislicz Faramerz Dabhoiwala

9789089649843
256 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
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 experts 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 extended attention also to France as well as Northern and Eastern Europe. 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.
Author Bio
Satu Lidman is at the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Tom Linkinen is at the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Meri Heinonen is at the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Marjo Kaartinen is at the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.