The wages of sin : sex and disease, past and present /
Allen, Peter L., 1957-
The wages of sin : sex and disease, past and present / Peter Lewis Allen. - xxiii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes: p. [163]-178.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.
Sex by prescription : lovesickness in the Middle Ages -- To live outside the camp : medieval leprosy -- The just rewards of unbridled lust : syphilis in early modern Europe -- A broom in the hands of the Almighty : bubonic plague -- The heinous sin of self-pollution : medicine, morals, and masturbation -- AIDS in the U.S.A.
"Throughout history, Western culture has often viewed disease--from leprosy to syphilis and AIDS--as punishment for sin. The Wages of Sin offers a remarkable history of this perception, and explains how these ancient views continue to shape contemporary life and public policy."--Publisher description.
0226014606 9780226014609
99048603
Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects
Sexually transmitted diseases--Moral and ethical aspects
Sexually transmitted diseases--History.
Sexual ethics--History
RA644.V4 / .A45 2000
306.461
The wages of sin : sex and disease, past and present / Peter Lewis Allen. - xxiii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes: p. [163]-178.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.
Sex by prescription : lovesickness in the Middle Ages -- To live outside the camp : medieval leprosy -- The just rewards of unbridled lust : syphilis in early modern Europe -- A broom in the hands of the Almighty : bubonic plague -- The heinous sin of self-pollution : medicine, morals, and masturbation -- AIDS in the U.S.A.
"Throughout history, Western culture has often viewed disease--from leprosy to syphilis and AIDS--as punishment for sin. The Wages of Sin offers a remarkable history of this perception, and explains how these ancient views continue to shape contemporary life and public policy."--Publisher description.
0226014606 9780226014609
99048603
Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects
Sexually transmitted diseases--Moral and ethical aspects
Sexually transmitted diseases--History.
Sexual ethics--History
RA644.V4 / .A45 2000
306.461