The invention of heterosexual culture / Louis-Georges Tin.

Originally published by Editions Autrement in 2008 as: L'invention de la culture hétérosexuelle.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The rise of heterosexual culture and the resistance it met from feudal lords, church fathers, and the medical profession.

Part I. Chivalric opposition to heterosexual culture : The middle ages: from a homosocial to a heterosexual culture -- The Renaissance: the continuing conflict between homosocial tradition and heterosexual culture -- The seventeenth century: the triumph of heterosexual culture over chivalric opposition -- Part II. Ecclesiastical opposition to heterosexual culture : The medieval Church versus the heterosexual couple -- The Renaissance: the enduring conflict between the Church and heterosexual culture -- The seventeenth century: the triumph of heterosexual culture over ecclesiastical opposition -- The twentieth century: the last traces of clerical opposition -- Part 3. Medical opposition to heterosexual culture : Heterosexual love and medieval and Renaissance medicine -- The seventeenth century: from lovesickness to curative love -- The twentieth century: the last traces of medical opposition -- Conclusion.

English.

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