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Record Number: 3528 Author(s)/Creator(s): Elliott , Dyan. Contributor(s): Title: Bernardino of Siena Versus the Marriage Debt [argues that Bernardino questioned the assumption of equality in the marriage debt and recognized female spirituality as a legitimate reason for women to refuse sex with their husbands]. Source: Desire and Discipline: Sex and Sexuality in the Premodern West.  Edited by Jacqueline Murray and Konrad Eisenbichler.  University of Toronto Press, 1996.  Pages 168 - 200. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Bernardino da Siena, Theologian and Saint Conjugal Debt Husbands in Literature Marriage in Literature Sexuality in Literature Theology Wives in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: Indiana University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0802007805

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