Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Early Modern History: Society and Culture) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Early Modern History: Society and Culture) Book

This examination of the effects of alcohol on gender relations in traditional Europe focuses on England France and Italy in the late medieval and early modern periods c1300 to 1700. Drink made men and women inclined to engage in sexual activity and made men inclined to violence.Read More

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    This book examines drinking and attitudes to alcohol consumption in late medieval and early modern England, France, and Italy, especially as they related to sexual and violent behavior and to gender relations. According to widespread beliefs, the consumption of alcohol led to increased sexual activity among both men and women, and it also led to disorderly conduct among women and violent conduct among men. A. Lynn Martin shows how alcohol was a fundamental part of the diets of most people, including women, resulting in daily drinking of large amounts of ale, beer, or wine. This study offers an intimate insight into both the altered states induced by alcohol, and, by opposition, into normal relations in family, community, and society.

  • 0333922425
  • 9780333922422
  • Lynn A. Martin
  • 19 January 2001
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 216
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