Incest and the medieval imagination /

This study offers a survey of medieval incest stories, their genesis and purpose. Medieval society held an open debate on the subject, even though the church was vigorously opposed to incest and conceived a complex legal framework to control it.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Archibald, Elizabeth
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 2001.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This study offers a survey of medieval incest stories, their genesis and purpose. Medieval society held an open debate on the subject, even though the church was vigorously opposed to incest and conceived a complex legal framework to control it.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 295 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-282) and index.
ISBN:
1-280-44468-1
0-19-154085-4
Schlagworte:
Incest in literature.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
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