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Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

Childhood, Sexuality, and Violence in the Early Penitentials
  • Erin Vanessia Abraham
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2017
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This book is an early medieval social history based on the early penitentials, with up-to-date translations of these often-ignored or misunderstood texts.

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Abraham Erin Vanessia :

Dr Abraham is a lecturer in the Honors Program and an adjunct lecturer in the History and Religious Studies departments at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

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"This slender volume by Erin V. Abraham is a welcome addition to studies of early medieval penitentials and demonstrates a historically responsible and mature interpretation of this enigmatic and often misunderstood genre." - Atria A. Larson, English Historical Review, October 2019


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Speech and the Limits of Childhood Innocence
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Puberty, Culpability, and Autonomy
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Lawful Marriage and the Regulation of Sexual Intercourse
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Social Violence and the Gendering of Sin
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