Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy (1550-1730)

A sociocultural analysis of the relationships among law, religion, and sexual morality in Burgundy during the Catholic Reformation, this book is divided into two, interrelated parts: the world of prescription and the world of practice. The first part examines the construction of authority, focusing primarily upon Burgundy''s dominant elite legal community. The second part of the book examines the ...