This study offers a survey of medieval incest stories, their genesis and purpose. Medieval society held an open debate on the subject, even though the church was vigorously opposed to incest and conceived a complex legal framework to control it.
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This study offers a survey of medieval incest stories, their genesis and purpose. Medieval society held an open debate on the subject, even though the church was vigorously opposed to incest and conceived a complex legal framework to control it.