This collection of essays addresses a number of questions
regarding the role of consent in marriage and in sexual relations
outside of marriage in ancient and medieval societies. Ranging from
ancient Greece and Rome to the Byzantine Empire and Western
Medieval Europe, the contributors examine rape, seduction, and the
role of consent in establishing the punishment of one or both
parties; the issue of marital debt and spousal rape; and the
central question of what is perceived as coercion and what may be
the validity or value of coerced consent. Other concepts, such as
honor and shame, are also investigated.
Because of the wide range--in time and place--of societies
studied, the reader is able to see many different approaches to the
question of consent and coercion as well as a certain evolution, in
which Christianity plays an important role.
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