Sex, Dissidence and Damnation
Download or Read eBook Sex, Dissidence and Damnation PDF written by Jeffrey Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jeffrey Richards |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2013-09-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136127083 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136127089 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sex, Dissidence and Damnation by : Jeffrey Richards
Book excerpt: 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.