Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

Dr Abraham is a lecturer in the Honors Program and an adjunct lecturer in the History and Religious Studies departments at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

• Introduction 1: Little Books of Penance: An Introduction to the Sources 2: The Aetas Infantes: Speech and the Limits of Childhood Innocence 3: The Games of Youth: Puberty, Culpability, and Autonomy 4: Children of Eve: Lawful Marriage and the Reguation of Sexual Intercourse 5: Heirs of Sodom: Sexual Deviance, Pollution, and Community 6: Siblings of Cain: Social Violence and the Gendering of Sin Conclusion

"This slender volume by Erin V. Abraham is a welcome addition to studies of early medieval penitentials and demonstrates a historically responsible and mature interpretation of this enigmatic and often misunderstood genre." - Atria A. Larson, English Historical Review, October 2019