Immodest Acts

Immodest Acts The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy - Studies in the History of Sexuality

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Publisher's Synopsis

Using archive documents, this book tells the story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, an Abbess who was imprisoned for thirty-five years after being found guilty of a lesbian relationship with another nun.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195036756
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.76630924
DEWEY edition: 19
Number of pages: 214
Weight: 433g
Height: 220mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 20mm