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Record Number: 8071 Author(s)/Creator(s): Brundage , James A. Contributor(s): Title: Sexual Equality in Medieval Canon Law [Medieval chruch law posited equality for women and men in one respect: sex in marriage. Each spouse owed her/his partner the conjugal debt, that is sexual relations when requested. Brundage argues that this tenet promoted women's status in three ways: 1) Female sexuality received some legitimacy, 2) A compani (?)form of marriage was encouraged, 3) It encouraged re (?)of women's inequality in other areas. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Medieval Women and the Sources of Medieval History.  Edited by Joel T. Rosenthal.  University of Georgia Press, 1990.  Pages 66 - 79. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Canon Law Conjugal Debt Equality Marriage Sexuality Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Kansas Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1990. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0820312142

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