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The Making of Romantic Love: Longing and Sexuality in Europe, South Asia, and Japan, 900-1200 CE (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
The Making of Romantic Love Longing and Sexuality in Europe South Asia and Japan 900-1200 CE - Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
Author: William M. Reddy
In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. Seeking a refuge from the very serious condemnations of the Church and relying on a courtly culture that was already preoccupied with honor and secrecy, European poets, romance...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226706269
ISBN-10: 0226706265
Publication Date: 8/5/2012
Pages: 456
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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