HIST 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Michel Foucault, Book Of Leviticus, Moral Panic
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20, v. 25: man lying with mankind an. 1-38: destruction of sodom and gomorrah, the cities of the plain. (lutt gave hospitality to two angels, the men in sodem wanted to rape them). Leviticus also prohibited a lot of thing as well, present day religious fundamentalist exploit these writings: the netherlands. The netherlands, freedom of speech and publication was greater than in the rest of europe. It is ironic that the most furious persecution of homosexual took place. In spite of reputation for toleration, moral panic of 1730-1, beginning in. Utrecht; 250 trials for sodomy and at least 75 executions; fragmented legal structure (some provinces followed emperor charles v"s 1532 code, others biblical precepts). In these mass arrests, there is a panic, sodemites were easy scapegoat. -sodomites as scapegoats for dutch decline and fears of devastating flooding. Was god going to destroy the dutch people as well as he did with the people of sodom and gomorrah.
