Dear John,
I *am* interested in seeing your references to the fourteenth-century inquisition references to commixtio
sexuum as "intercourse."
However I am still puzzled about the twelfth-century meaning of the words. I am still not happy about
the modern interpretation of Gratian's idea of Commixtio.
JH Arnold wrote:
> I don't know if this is helpful, but in the early fourteenth century
> inquisition registers one finds "commixitio" used to indicate sexual
> congress; it is not the only word for it, and it varies from place to
> place; and it is, of course, how the scribes render into latin the
> vernacular interview ... nevertheless, it definitely means "sex" and not
> anything more spiritual!
>
> i can get refs if you want 'em, but not right now ...
>
> cheers
> john arnold
> centre for medieval studies, york, england
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Frederik Pedersen
Department of History and Economic History
Meston Walk
King's College
Old Aberdeen
AB9 2UB
Scotland UK
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