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Record Number: 4009 Author(s)/Creator(s): Frantzen , Allen J. Contributor(s): Title: Where the Boys Are: Children and Sex in the Anglo-Saxon Penitentials [texts analyzed are: "Scriftboc," the "Canons of Theodore," the "Old English Penitential," and the "Old English Handbook"]. Source: Becoming Male in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Bonnie Wheeler.  Garland Publishing, 1997.  Pages 43 - 66. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Boys Children Homosexuality Penitential Books Sexuality Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 10-11 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: This essay examines the Anglo-Saxon penitenials, a significant but neglected source of information on regulations concerning both homosexual and heterosexual acts associated with children. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing at http://www.garlandpub.com]. Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Loyola University, Chicago Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815328362

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