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Monastic Sexuality

Monastic Sexuality is a scholarly construct within the study of Medieval Sexuality that denotes the regulated, ascetic engagement with sexual identity, desire, and bodily practice in medieval monastic communities, distinguished by its institutionalized suppression of erotic expression in service of spiritual discipline and religious devotion.

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2017–2026

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A New Voice in the Monastery: Tropes and Versus from Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Aquitaine

James Grier · Speculum · 1994 · 116 citations

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Ganymede/Son of Getron: Medieval Monasticism and the Drama of Same-Sex Desire

V. A. Kolve · Speculum · 1998 · 86 citations

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Monks and Love in Twelfth-Century France: Psycho-Historical Essays

Michael Goodich, Jean Leclercq · The American Historical Review · 1980 · 58 citations

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Being a Buddhist Nun: The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas

Bethany Towne, Kim Gutschow · The Women s Review of Books · 2004 · 52 citations

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Prophecy and Porneia in Shenoute’s Letters: The Rhetoric of Sexuality in a Late Antique Egyptian Monastery

Caroline T. Schroeder · Journal of Near Eastern Studies · 2006 · 47 citations

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Authors

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  1. CT
    Clara Tuite

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  2. SB
    Steven Blakemore

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. SH
    Shari Horner

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. GL
    George Lawless

    City Of Hope National Medical Center, United States

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  5. SC
    Shayne Clarke

    McMaster University, Canada

    1 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  2. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  3. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  4. Trinity Lutheran Seminary

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. Lander University

    Greenwood, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  8. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 38 citations

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  2. Speculum

    2 publications · 202 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 101 citations

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  4. Journal of Near Eastern Studies

    1 publications · 47 citations

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  5. Dialog

    1 publications · 11 citations

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