A Delicate Choreography: Kinship Practices and Incest Discourses in the West Since the Renaissance

by David Sabean

The origins of the incest taboo have puzzled many of the most influential minds of the West, from Plutarch to St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, David Hume, Lewis Henry Morgan, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Edward Westermarck, and Claude L vi-Strauss. This book puts the discussion of incest on a new foundation. It is the first attempt to thoroughly examine the rich literature, from philosophical, theological, and legal treatises...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111009246
• ISBN13: 9783111009247
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 1134 Pages
• Weight: 6.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.1" x 6.9" x 9.7"