History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 293 - The Good Wife - Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages

Jan 14, 2018
Medieval attitudes towards homosexuality, sex, and women in the Middle Ages are explored through the perspectives of various authors like Aquinas, Catherine of Siena, and Chaucer. Topics include the emergence of moral condemnation of homosexuality, the demand for celibacy, misogynistic beliefs about women, and Chaucer's depiction of gender and marriage in the Canterbury Tales.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Moralizing Reform Movement in Christendom
02:41 • 5min
3
Exploring Medieval Attitudes Towards Women
07:40 • 10min
4
Defenses of Women in Medieval Literature
17:23 • 2min
5
Exploring Gender and Marriage in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
19:45 • 3min