Like specialists in other fields in humanities and social sciences, medievalists have begun to investigate and write about sex and related topics such as courts

The subject of sexuality in the Middle Ages is examined here in 19 articles written specifically for this handbook. This volume seeks to offer a useful guide to

The nineteen original articles written by medieval scholars fill a gap in the field's scholarship which has ignored sexuality as a topic. Building on the ground

The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between app

Perceptions about gender and sexuality have shaped the lives of men and women in every known culture and in every period of history. To study these perceptions