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Inside the medieval mind. Sex / a co-production of the BBC and Open University ; produced & directed by Dominic Sutherland ; written by Robert Bartlett.
LIBRA DVD 018 908
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Inside the medieval mind
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Sexual behavior--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Women.
- Women--Family relationships--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Church history--Middle Ages.
- Middle Ages.
- Man-woman relationships--Europe--History.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Irish literature--History and criticism.
- Irish literature.
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500.
- English literature.
- English literature--Middle English.
- Christianity.
- British literature--History and criticism.
- British literature.
- History.
- Women--Family relationships.
- Women--Sexual behavior.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Educational films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- [Widescreen presentation].
- Other Title:
- Sex
- Place of Publication:
- Hamilton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2010]
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "Although rooted in religious misogyny and crude anatomical knowledge, the sexual mores of the medieval era were surprisingly complex. This program explores the attitudes and behaviors of a sexual culture that was by turns romantic, transactional, and perverse. Documents and historical accounts include the story of Christina of Markyate, who defied marital conventions and maintained a lifelong vow of chastity; the more passionate tale of Peter Abelard and Heloise d'Argenteuil, whose 12th-century love letters transcend the brutality of the age; and a list of intrusive questions compiled to help 11th-century priests steer parishioners away from promiscuity. Troubadour poetry and primitive views of menstruation and fertility are also discussed."--Container.
- Participant:
- Presented by Robert Bartlett.
- Credits:
- Photography, Duncan Telford; editor, Martin Johnson.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2008.
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- OCLC:
- 765314773
- Publisher Number:
- 42042-KS Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- 42042 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
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