UID:
almafu_9959230051002883
Format:
1 online resource (234 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-43918-1
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1-4237-5834-X
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0-19-536525-9
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1-60129-579-0
Series Statement:
Studies in the History of Sexuality
Content:
Using the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, the author traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. By studying illicit sexuality, Professor Ruggiero anllows the reader to understand more fully the institutions, languages, social life, and values not only of this shadow-culture, but also of Venetian society and, ultimately the Renaissance itself.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; I: The Sexual Environment of Renaissance Venice: An Introduction; II: Fornication and Then Marriage; III: Adultery: Marriage and Sex; IV: Sex Crimes against God; V: Violence and Sexuality: Rape; VI: Sodom and Venice; VII: Perspectives on Normal Sexuality: An Essay; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-503465-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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