Author: | Jeffrey Richards | ISBN: | 9781136127083 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 13, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Jeffrey Richards |
ISBN: | 9781136127083 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | September 13, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
For the authorities in medieval Europe, dissent struck at the roots of an ordered, settled world. It was to be crushed - initially by reason and argument, eventually by torture. Jeffrey Richards examines the wretched lives of heretics, witches, Jews, lepers and homosexuals and uncovers a common motive for their persecution: sexual aberrance.
For the authorities in medieval Europe, dissent struck at the roots of an ordered, settled world. It was to be crushed - initially by reason and argument, eventually by torture. Jeffrey Richards examines the wretched lives of heretics, witches, Jews, lepers and homosexuals and uncovers a common motive for their persecution: sexual aberrance.