Sex and the Penitentials: The Development of a Sexual Code, 550-1150

Pierre J. Payer

Published by University of Toronto Press 1984

Sex and the Penitentials

The Development of a Sexual Code, 550-1150

Pierre J. Payer

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487579593

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Sex and the Penitentials is a systematic inquiry into one of the richest sources of sexual teaching in the early church. It represents a major step towards an understanding of the nature of that teaching and its role in the transformation of the classical ethic into a Christian one.

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Payer Pierre J. :

PIERRE J. PAYER is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Vincent University. He has published translations of Peter Abelard, A Dialogue of a Philosopher with a Jew, and a Christian (1979), and the eleventh-century Book of Gomorrah by Peter damian (1982).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Penitentials to 813 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. The Ninth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
3. Penitential Texts in Canonical Collections after 906 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
4. General Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Tables of Reference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 232

eBook

Published: December 15, 1984
ISBN: 9781487579593