Incest in Sweden, 1680-1940: A History of Forbidden Relations
Bonnie Clementsson
(Author)
Description
In early modern Sweden, if a man and his deceased wife´s sister were found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse they would be sentenced to death by beheading. Today the same relationship is not even illegal. Covering the period 1680-1940, this book analyses both incest crimes and applications for dispensation to marry, revealing the norms underpinning Swedish society's shifting attitudes to incestuous relations and comparing them with developments in other European countries. It demonstrates that, even though the debate on incest has been dominated by religious, moral, and - in due course - medical notions, the values that actually determined the outcome of incest cases were frequently of quite a different character.Product Details
Price
$36.95
Publisher
Lund University Press
Publish Date
November 17, 2020
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.5 X 0.81 inches | 1.21 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9789198469905
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About the Author
Bonnie Clementsson is a researcher at Lund University