The Puritan Conscience and Modern Sexuality

Edmund Leites (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

1995
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-06549-7 (ISBN)

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Examines the sexual attitudes of 17th- and 18th-century England. This work discusses how they have affected beliefs on a variety of issues. Drawing upon the insights of psychoanalysis, it shows that the Puritans called for a lifelong integration of sensuality, purity and constancy within marriage.

In a fascinating essay in philosophical history, Edmund Leites examines the sexual attitudes of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England and discusses how they have affected beliefs on a variety of issues. Drawing upon the insights of psychoanalysis and a wide array of historical and literary sources, Leites shows that the Puritans called for a lifelong integration of sensuality, purity, and constancy within marriage.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.11.1995
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-300-06549-3 / 0300065493
ISBN-13	978-0-300-06549-7 / 9780300065497
Zustand	Neuware