Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire
Eric Berkowitz,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Counterpoint on 04-12-2012
Eric Berkowitz,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Counterpoint on 04-12-2012
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781619020788 (1619020785)
Publish date: April 12th 2012
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Interesting look at Sex and the control of it over the years. Starts with ancient history and moves to the late 19th early 20th century. It concentrates on western culture and the effect Christianity had on pre-existing European culture after looking at Classical Greek and Roman society. A mess w...
In March 1320, eleven-year-old Joan Seler was playing outside her father's house in central London when she was grabbed by a passing French merchant. The assailant dragged her back to his place, where, according to trial testimony, heraised the clothes of the same Joan…to her navel, she being clothe...