Ho Hum, Another Work of the Devil
Buggery and Sodomy In Early Stuart England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3655046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B R Burg (Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 69-78 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v06n01_07 |
| PMID | 7341672 |
| OpenAlex | W1835506346 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
A study of contemporary handbooks for justices of the peace, sworn depositions, and other judicial records that in early Stuart England people were relatively tolerant of homosexuality. Sodomy was a minor felony, but more than homosexual activity was required to prosecute an offender. Persons accused of religious heresy, political offenses, or violating social-class distinctions also might be charged with sodomy, as illustrated by the cases of Lord Audley, Earl of Castle haven and John Atherton. Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. Although the Puritans expanded the list of sexual acts proscribed as vices, even they did not react to it with the extreme horror characteristic of the Victorian era and the present day
Art history · Criminology · False accusation · Heresy · Homosexuality · Hum · Performance art · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sodomy · European history and politics · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2021 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |