Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcraft, Religion and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe [Paperback]

Lyndal Roper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0415105811 | ISBN-13: 978-0415105811 | Edition: Reprint

This bold and imaginative book marks out a different route towards understanding the body, and its relationship to culture and subjectivity. Amongst other subjects, Lyndal Roper deals with the nature of masculinity and feminity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Reprint edition (June 24, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415105811
• ISBN-13: 978-0415105811
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,614,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars religion and social mores, June 13, 2009

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This review is from: Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcraft, Religion and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe (Paperback)

Roper describes a strange era, when the Catholic and Protestant churches of western Europe exercised a degree of control over the social mores simply unknown to the modern reader. Sexual stereotyping is shown, notably in the context of drunkeness, gambling and fighting by males. We also see into the social structures of the German cities in the 16th century. When alternate gatherings like guilds were an important part of the daily fabric.

Much of the narrative naturally delves into the religious symbolisms and also the reality of two branches of Christianity struggling for secular influence in the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.