The Myth of Lesbian Impunity Capital Laws from 1270 to 1791
| Autor: | Louis Crompton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Social Psychology
Legislation as Topic Legislation History 18th Century Education History 17th Century Gender Studies German Impunity Humans Sociology History Ancient General Psychology History 15th Century Jurisprudence Homosexuality General Medicine Mythology History Medieval United States language.human_language Europe Canon law History 16th Century Law Capital (economics) language Female Lesbian |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Homosexuality. 6:11-25 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 0091-8369 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j082v06n01_03 |
| Popis: | The standard history of antihomosexual legislation states that lesbian acts were not punished by medieval or later laws. This essay challenges this view by documenting capital laws since 1270 in Europe and America. A major influence was Paul's condemnation in Romans I, 26. By 1400, the lex foedissimam, and edict of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus, issued in 287, was interpreted to justify the death penalty. Execution took place in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain. A brief survey of presently known male deaths in Europe and the Americas, which number about 400, also is included. This study draws on canon law and the commentaries of such jurists as Cino da Pistoia, Saliceto, Lopez, Gomez, Farinacio, Cotton, Carpzow, Sinistrari, de Vouglans, and Jousse. It also discusses the records of a German trail of 1721, published elsewhere in this issue that also led to the execution of women. Dr. Crompton is in the Department of English, University of Nebraska, and Lincoln, Nebraska 68588. He wish... |
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