Alienated from the womb : abortion in the early medieval West, c.500-900

This thesis is primarily a cultural history of abortion in the early medieval West. It is a historical study of perceptions, rather than the practice, of abortion. The span covered ranges from the sixth century, when certain localised ecclesiastical initiatives in the form of councils and sermons ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mistry, Z.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2011
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900
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565327