The corrupter of boys : sodomy, scandal, and the medieval clergy
Dyan Elliott demonstrates how scandal-averse policies in conjunction with the requirement of clerical celibacy resulted in the widespread sexual abuse of boys from late antiquity through the later Middle Ages, and argues that the same clerical prerogatives and strategies for the cover-up of abuse re...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2020]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | The Middle Ages series
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| Schlagworte: | Celibacy Child sexual abuse by clergy Church history Clergy Sexual misconduct by clergy Electronic books HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485) |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 378 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Dyan Elliott demonstrates how scandal-averse policies in conjunction with the requirement of clerical celibacy resulted in the widespread sexual abuse of boys from late antiquity through the later Middle Ages, and argues that the same clerical prerogatives and strategies for the cover-up of abuse remain in place today. Cover -- The Corrupter of Boys -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter 1. The Scandal of Clerical Sin -- Chapter 2. The Trouble with Boys -- Chapter 3. The Problem with Women -- Chapter 4. Sodomy on the Cusp of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries -- Chapter 5. Confession, Scandal, and the "Sin Not Fit to be Named" -- PART II -- Prologue -- Chapter 6. The Monastery -- Chapter 7. The Choir -- Chapter 8. The Schools -- Chapter 9. The Episcopal Curia -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 378 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9780812297485 0812297482 9780812252521 0812252527 |
| DOI: | 10.9783/9780812297485 |
| Zugangseinschränkungen: | Restricted Access |