Page 8 - Boca ViewPointe - December '22

Page 8, Viewpointe December 2022
Book Review

Religious Dogma, Social Class, Professor Harvey argues that the standards of sexual
and Sexual Perversions in the conduct were promulgated by the Christian Church and
enforced by the feudal lords and ecclesiastical churches.
Middle Ages The position the Christian Church regarding sexual
behavior was stern and unambiguous. Sex preferably was
Katherine Harvey. The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages. to be avoided by all, or undertaken solely for the sake
London: Reaktion Books. 2021. of reproduction according to the commandment; and
Painful Pleasures: Sadomasochism in Medieval Cultures, sex before marriage and adulterous sex within marriage
ed. Christopher Vaccaro. Manchester: Manchester University were severely interdicted. Professor Harvey points out
Press, 2022. the dissident views of Jewish Kabbalist, one of whom,
“When Adam delved and Eve span, in the thirteenth century, argued: “If we were to say that
Who was then the Gentleman?” Medieval folk saying intercourse was repulsive, then we blaspheme God who
“It is doubtful whether men were in general happier at a time made the genitals . . . . Marital intercourse, under proper
when religious doctrines held unlimited sway than they are circumstances, is an exalted matter.” She notes the particular
now; more moral they certainly were not.” Sigmund Freud emphasis of dealing with the sexual behavior of priests,
that this reader derives from these books is that while whether with their own constituents or even outside of the
By Dr. Ronald J. Meyers behaviors have not changed materially, the laws of premises. She points out that the injunction prohibiting
society have certainly undergone major revisions and
We remember the modifications. Book Review on page 9
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