About the Author

April Harper is Assistant Professor of History at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta.

Caroline Proctor is a Teaching Fellow and Research Assistant in the Centre for the History of Medicine, the Department of History, University of Warwick

Book Description

Medieval Sexuality: A Casebook examines the history of medieval sexuality. The volume begins with an introductory essay by the volume editors, April Harper and Carolyn Proctor, and includes 11 original essays by Adelina Angusheva, Ross Balzaretti, Phillip Crispin, Dominic Janes, Hugh Kennedy, Kim Phillips, Sam Riches, Joyce E. Salisbury, David Santiuste, and Ruth Semple. The contributors utilize a variety of literary and philosophical texts, legal documents, and medical treatises to explore a broad range of topics, such as medieval penitentials, womenâs health, sex as a remedy for âlove-sickness,â? images of sexuality in medieval art, sex and political scandal, sex and travel, and homosexuality.