Puritans and Sex by Edmund S. Morgan was a very informative read, and attention grabbing starting from the title itself. I truly appreciated Mr. Morgan's readiness to show the reader to not always conform to stereotypes. I have always had an oversimplified conception that the Puritans were very reticent when it came to sex. It seemed to me like it was a subject that they preferred to keep very quiet about. However, Edmund S. Morgan helps me change my views on this subject. It now seems to me that the Puritans thought of sex as many other religions do today in the 21st century.

The Puritans had only a few rules about sexual intercourse. Mainly they were that the participants had to be married to one another, and then that sex should not interfere with religion. Some of these rules are still included in modern-day teachings of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. When adultery or rape occurred it was not spoken in hushed terms as one might suppose. It was not a matter that was kept......

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