In 1348 the Black Death came to Europe. Known as the bubonic plague in modern parlance, the Black Death ravaged the continent, killing anywhere from a quarter to half of the population. The plague devastated the economy, up-ended the political system and struck at the heart of ideas of faith, family and community. Sound familiar? …
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In and Out of the Habit
Renaissance Nuns and Their Bodies. Sexuality isn’t normally something we attribute to nuns. But, of course, the sexuality of Renaissance nuns was vitally important. Their lack of sex is precisely what made them effective mediators between the Renaissance faithful and Christ, who was, himself, celibate. While we tend to think of nuns as shrouded in …
The Renaissance Uncensored 