This book investigates the complex and often contradictory attitudes towards sexuality in the Middle Ages. It examines how societal norms, religious doctrines, and cultural practices shaped understandings and expressions of sexuality across various social strata. The work draws on a wide range of primary sources, including legal texts, medical treatises, religious writings, and literature, to reconstruct a nuanced picture of medieval sexual life.

The 'Cultural Histories of Sexuality' series aims to provide comprehensive overviews of its subject matter across different historical periods. This volume, focusing on the Middle Ages, likely offers a detailed examination of the diverse and evolving attitudes towards sexuality during that era. The scholarly approach suggests a text that syntheses academic research, drawing on a variety of primary sources to present a multifaceted understanding of the period's sexual landscape. It is expected to appeal to academics and students of medieval history and gender studies.