Verfasst von:	Elliott, Dyan [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	The corrupter of boys
Titelzusatz:	sodomy, scandal, and the medieval clergy
Verf.angabe:	Dyan Elliott
Verlagsort:	Philadelphia
Verlag:	University of Pennsylvania Press
E-Jahr:	2020
Jahr:	[2020]
Umfang:	viii, 378 Seiten
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	The Middle Ages series
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-0-8122-5252-1
Abstract:	"In the fourth century, clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celibacy was key to this distinction, religious authorities of all stripes-patristic authors, popes, theologians, canonists, monastic founders, and commentators-became progressively sensitive to sexual scandals that involved the clergy and developed sophisticated tactics for concealing or dispelling embarrassing lapses. The fear of scandal dictated certain lines of action and inaction, the consequences of which are painfully apparent today. This book discusses how the scandal-averse policies, which existed at every conceivable level of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, in conjunction with the requirement of clerical celibacy, resulted in the widespread sexual abuse of boys and male adolescents"--
URL:	Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780812252521.pdf
	Rezension: http://www.sehepunkte.de/2021/09/35354.html
Schlagwörter:	(s)Kirche    / (s)Klerus    / (s)Zölibat    / (s)Kind    / (s)Sexueller Missbrauch    / (s)Geheimhaltung
Sprache:	eng
RVK-Notation:	BO 4260
	NM 1400
K10plus-PPN:	1725623781