Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 8398
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Puff , Helmut.
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  • Title: Localizing Sodomy: the "Priest and Sodomite" in Pre-Reformation Germany and Switzerland [case studies of two priests accused of sodomy; conflict ensued between secular authorities who favored public, harsh punishments and Church authorities who were more lenient and wanted the cases kept secret].
  • Source: Journal of the History of Sexuality 8, 2 (October 1997): Pages 165 - 195.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Church and State Cities and Towns City Councils Clergy- Sexual Behavior Courts of Law, Ecclesiastical Homosexuality Law Morality Politics Sexuality Sodomy Switzerland
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  • Geographic Area: France;Germany
  • Century: 14- 15
  • Primary Evidence: Legal Document; Basel. Archives de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle, Alia jn negocio stockers.Basel. Archives de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle, Confessio spontanea.Basel. Archives de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle, Intercessionales (July 1, 1475).Basel. Archives de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle, Po
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Michigan
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  • Year of Publication: 1997.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 10434070