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Record Number:
3526
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Elliott , Dyan.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Sex in Holy Places: An Exploration of a Medieval Anxiety [exempla and theological writings deal with sex in churches, cemeteries, and other consecrated spots; some tales emphasized the danger and ritual pollution by describing the couple stuck together ("penis captivus" or "vaginismus") for public humiliation until blessed by divine intervention, while some theologians went so far as to forgive the rendering of the conjugal debt in holy places under extenuating circumstances].
Source:
Journal of Women's History 6, 3 (Fall 1994): Pages 6 - 34.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Clergy- Sexual Behavior
Conjugal Debt
Exempla, Literary Genre
Ritual Purity
Sacrilege
Sexuality
Theology
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
General
Century:
11- 12- 13- 14- 15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
Indiana University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
10427961