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...

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1. Verfasser: Richards, Jeffrey
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 179 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-169) and index.
ISBN:9781136127007
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