Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe

This monumental study of medieval law and sexual conduct explores the origin and develpment of the Christian church''s sex law and the systems of belief upon which that law rested. Focusing on the Church''s own legal system of canon law, James A. Brundage offers a comprehensive history of legal doctrines–covering the millennium from A.D. 500 to 1500–concerning a wide variety of sexual behavior, in...