Abortion in Early Modern Italy. John Christopoulos. I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History....
Abortion in Early Modern Italy. John Christopoulos. I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2021. 360 pp. $49.95
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Drawing from extensive research in archival and printed sources, Christopoulos tells a riveting story of a practice that caused significant moral and legal alarm but remained difficult for authorities to control or limit. While abortion was viewed as a mortal sin, local priests had significant leeway for leniency, particularly when the woman's heal...
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Abortion in Early Modern Italy. John Christopoulos. I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2021. 360 pp. $49.95
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0034-4338
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1935-0236
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10.1017/rqx.2022.256
