Sex, Dissidence and Damnation : Minority Groups in the Middle Ages

For The Authorities In Medieval Europe, Dissent Struck At The Roots Of An Ordered, Settled World. It Was To Be Crushed - Initially By Reason And Argument, Eventually By Torture. Jeffrey Richards Examines The Wretched Lives Of Heretics, Witches, Jews, Lepers And Homosexuals And Uncovers A Common Motive For Their Persecution: Sexual Aberrance.