RT journal article
T1 La patologización del celibato en la medicina española (1820-1920)
A1 Vázquez García, Francisco
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 higiene sexual
K1 castidad
K1 celibato
K1 anticlericalismo
K1 España
K1 siglo XIX
AB In the Spain of the Restoration, the naturalist novel and the anticlerical press insisted that the main cause of the sexualdepravity of priests was the vow of chastity. To what extent the technologies of knowledge and medical power of the time allowed todefend that thesis? This is the issue addressed in the article. First, we examine the enlightened background of the hygienist offensiveagainst sexual celibacy. Secondly, the controversy raised by Monlau with his hygienic defense of sexual chastity is analyzed. The arguments of Monlau take place in a context of propaganda in favor of celibacy raised by the Spanish Catholic Church. Third, the medicalarguments that causally connected absolute continence with sexual deviations, particularly “pederasty”, are explored. Finally, we indicate the circumstances that, at the beginning of the 20th century, led to reactivate the medical defense of sexual abstinence amongyoung people, announcing a new pattern of masculinity
PB CSIC: Centro de Estudios Históricos
SN 0210-4466
YR 2018
FD 2018-12-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20928
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20928
LA spa
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 15-nov-2026