History 2185 Lecture Notes - Masturbation, Zoophilia, Missionary Position
31 Jan 2013
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Deals with the 10th century to the 14th century and there is a transition from marriages that were pragmatic economic arrangements to the idea of romantic or courtly love and the church did not approve this. Was a contradiction in the prescriptive literature of the church versus actual sexual behaviour of everyday people. They were regarded as property and they could be beaten within certain bounds. They didn"t understand anatomy so pregnancy was a desired thing but it stopped the blood from coming out and this was a bit of a contradiction but they did not see it this way. Getting rid of the blood was necessary for the safety of the women and their husbands (thought it was poison) and it was believed if her blood flowed to her eyes her stare could kill someone. They were very superstitious and they believed fanatically in religion and they also believed in magic.
