History 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Courtly Love, Black Death, Proletariat
3 Jan 2018
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Christianity a break away sect from judaism. The book of genesis and the early ideas of sex and role of women and celibacy. How adam and eve story is the first clues to patriarchy and the way women are seen. Talked about various ideas of jesus and the way that marriage was seen, seen as less important than celibacy. By some, it was seen as extreme, and the intro of moderate celibacy. Middle ages, and continued oppressed role of women. role of the church. Renaissance rebirth of classical, including ideas that were from ancient greece and. The witch trials (women accused were women who were without men in their lives, and women who were flirtatious or promiscuous). With advent and popularity of christianity and biblical story of creation and fall of man, the church created, legislated, and reinforced and punished all ideas and acts related to sex and sexuality.
