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Constructing Medieval Sexuality
Karma Lochrie
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Description for Constructing Medieval Sexuality
Paperback. Editor(s): Lochrie, Karma; McCraken, Peggy; Schultz, James A. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
A groundbreaking examination of sexuality in the Middle Ages.
This collection is the first to be devoted entirely to medieval sexuality informed by current theories of sexuality and gender. It brings together essays from various disciplinary perspectives-literary, theological, philosophical, medical, historical, and art historical-to consider how the Middle Ages defined, regulated, and represented sexual practices and desires.
Always considering sexuality in relation to gender, the body, and identity, the essays explore medieval sexuality as a historical construction produced by and embedded in the cultures and institutions of that period. Examining a range of medieval texts and images, the contributors explore the medieval understanding of sodomy, the historical construction of heterosexuality, the polymorphous erotics of female mysticism, and the intersections of sexuality with race, gender, and religion. This work not only offers new perspectives on the ways in which queer theory might inform our views of sexuality in medieval Europe, but also suggests that medieval constructions of sexuality may offer important contributions to both queer theory and the history of sexuality.These essays, situated in the context of current debates, linger over various definitions of medieval sexuality; they speak to each other in their differences and their similarities to further productive thinking about the sometimes conflicting and always fascinating ways in which the Middle Ages regarded sex and sexuality. Contributors: E. Jane Burns, U of North Carolina; Joan Cadden, U of California, Davis; Michael Camille, U of Chicago; Dyan Elliott, Indiana U; Louise O. Fradenburg, U of California, Santa Barbara; Mark D. Jordan, U of Notre Dame; Steven F. Kruger, CUNY.Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Mediaeval Cultures S.
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816628292
SKU
V9780816628292
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About Karma Lochrie
Karma Lochrie is associate professor of English at Loyola University of Chicago. James A. Schultz is professor of German at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peggy McCracken is assistant professor of French at the University of Illinois.
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