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In reply to the discussion: Chic-Fil-A family values: Mother-Son Date Knight. (No, really.) [View all]Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)22. gosh
"Incest is a remarkably frequent theme in medieval literature; it occurs in a wide range of genres, including romances, saints's lives, and exempla. Historically, the Church in the later Middle Ages was very concerned about breaches of the complex laws against incest, which was defined very broadly at the time to cover family relationships outside the nuclear family and also spiritual relationships through baptism. Medieval writers accepted that incestuous desire was a widespread phenomenon among women as well as men." http://books.google.com/books/about/Incest_and_the_Medieval_Imagination.html?id=qfqWgZETHdQC
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If you're determined to dress in medieval costume, go find a Renaissance Fair and eat a turkey leg.
tanyev
Apr 2013
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I will be the first to admit to seeing innuendo where it may not exist because I have a dirty mind.
MindPilot
Apr 2013
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