Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy (1550-1730)
| Author | : James Richard Farr |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195089073 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195089073 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (073 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy (1550-1730) by : James Richard Farr
Download or read book Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy (1550-1730) written by James Richard Farr and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Catholic Reform penetrated and was institutionalized in Early Modern France, legal codes reached further than before into realms of moral behavior. James Farr reveals how Burgundy's dominant, elite legal community attempted to impose new laws and regulations to recover a social order they believed had been destroyed in the upheavals of the sixteenth century.
