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The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present
Peter Lewis Allen
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Description for The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present
Paperback. Throughout history, Western culture has often viewed disease 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. Num Pages: 226 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Near the end of the century, a new and terrifying disease arrives suddenly from a distant continent. Infecting people through sex, it storms from country to country, defying all drugs and medical knowledge. The deadly disease provokes widespread fear and recrimination; medical authorities call the epidemic "the just rewards of unbridled lust"; a religious leader warns that "God has raised up new diseases against debauchery." The time was the 1490s; the place, Europe; the disease, syphilis; and the religious leader was none other than John Calvin.
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Near the end of the century, a new and terrifying disease arrives suddenly from a distant continent. Infecting people through sex, it storms from country to country, defying all drugs and medical knowledge. The deadly disease provokes widespread fear and recrimination; medical authorities call the epidemic "the just rewards of unbridled lust"; a religious leader warns that "God has raised up new diseases against debauchery." The time was the 1490s; the place, Europe; the disease, syphilis; and the religious leader was none other than John Calvin.
Throughout history, Western society has often viewed sickness as a punishment for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226014616
SKU
V9780226014616
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Reviews for The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present
"Allen searches out the premodern origins of the prejudice against the ill that found such vehement expression in the age of AIDS.... [He] is at his most forceful and persuasive in his examination of the cultural war fought over AIDS, conjuring up a time when politicians invoked the lessons of Sodom and Gomorrah as activists staged 'die-ins' on the floor ... Read more