A cultural history of sexuality in the Enlightenment / Julie Peakman (ed).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peakman, Julie, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex customs--History--17th century.

Sex customs.

Sex customs--History--18th century.

Sex customs--History--19th century.

Sex in popular culture--History--17th century.

Sex in popular culture.

Sex in popular culture--History--18th century.

Sex in popular culture--History--19th century.

Sex and history.

Sexology--History--17th century.

Sexology.

Sexology--History--18th century.

Sexology--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2011.

Summary:

"In the period between 1650 and 1820 new worlds of sex opened up. This was a pivotal time when old religious beliefs and medical theories about sexuality and the body clashed with innovatory ideas emerging from natural science and philosophy. In addition, a burgeoning print industry fed a rapidly expanding reading public with erotica. With the breakdown of old community networks and increased urbanization, authorities reacted to increased sexual license with a raft of new regulations designed to curtail variations in sexual behaviour. A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Enlightenment presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

ISBN:

9781350049697 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.