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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107474| Title: | On menstruation, marital intercourse and 'wet dreams' in a letter by Gregory the Great |
| Authors: | Scerri, Hector |
| Keywords: | Gregory I, Pope, 540-604 Purity, Ritual Menstruation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Sex -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines Nocturnal emissions Pastoral theology Augustine, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, -604 Bible. Leviticus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines Marriage -- Annulment (Canon law) |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Peeters Publishers |
| Citation: | Scerri, H. (2017). On menstruation, marital intercourse and 'wet dreams' in a letter by Gregory the Great. 17th International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford. 211-217. |
| Abstract: | The article seeks to delve into the contents of the replies given by Gregory the Great to Bishop Augustine of Canterbury, circa the year 600. The answers given by Gregory denote a certain dependence on Levitical laws and ritual purity. At the same time, Gregory – to whom ars est artium regimen animarum – demonstrates a great deal of pragmatism in sexual matters. Through such an attitude, one observes that he is an expert in the weakness of human nature, and that he has sensible answers to give. The directives studied in this article reveal Gregory’s deep psychological insights which are useful today as much as they were in his time. The exemplary shepherd of souls addresses the hearts of those entrusted to his care according to their personal circumstances. The magnanimous advice he gives in the text which is investigated in this article is based on natural law enlightened by divine revelation and wisely adapted with open-mindedness, clarity and pastoral solicitude |
| Description: | On Menstruation, Marital Intercourse and 'Wet Dreams' in a Letter by Gregory the Great, in Studia Patristica, Vol.97, p.211-217, Peeters Publishers, 2017. 17th International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford, 2015, ed. Markus Vinzent: Vol.23 From the Fourth Century Onwards (Latin Writers) Nachleben |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107474 |
| ISBN: | 9789042935938 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacTheFDT |
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