El modelo de sexualidad de la sociedad cristiana medieval: norma y transgresión

  1. Bazán Díaz, Iñaki
Journal:
Cuadernos del CEMYR

ISSN: 1135-125X

Year of publication: 2008

Issue: 16

Pages: 167-192

Type: Article

More publications in: Cuadernos del CEMYR

Abstract

This article analyses the conjugal sexual model created and encouraged by the Church in the Middle Ages in order to regulate to what extent some sexual practices might be considered as licit within marriage. Thus, among others, the issues of positions, moments, frequency, etc, are taken into account, as well as the diverse strategies the medieval society resorted to in order to enjoy sex and cohabitation outside the path of canonical marriage, such as concubinage, common-law union, sexual intercourse with a minor.