Edmund Morgan The Puritans And Sex Summary

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The Puritans and Sex The Puritans and Sex provides an insight on the misunderstood life of the Puritans and their lust for sex. Written by Edmund S. Morgan, the article goes in-depth on how the Puritans could not contain their sexual desires and the ways they tried to stop themselves from divulging deeper into the sinfulness pleasures they were taking part in. The Puritans and Sex gives an interesting account on an unknown side of the Puritans, the article was a good selection based on the new information provided about a group largely regarded as to being the opposite of fun. The Puritans did abstain from many normal pleasures but something they could not hold back is their desire for sex. This caused the Puritans to encourage sex as long as it was between a man and his wife and that it does not interfere with religion. Fornication and adultery…show more content…
Most modern historians regard the Puritans as being anti-fun and acted as walking extremist saints where as Morgan stated that, "The Puritans were not ascetics; they never wished to prevent the enjoyment of earthly delights. They merely demanded that the pleasures of the flesh be subordinated to the greater glory of God." The author gives a new spin on the Puritans though providing multiple examples and outlooks on the Puritans love for sex. In my opinion the author did a very good job in conveying his message. The authors viewpoint of the Puritans provides a useful account on the Puritan Culture that relates to the history of America through the barring of different personal liberties. The Puritans while banning some simple pleasure were widely open to sexual ones. They encouraged sex between married couples and through time began to grow indifferent to other sexual crimes through reason of human nature. The Puritans are still regarded as the more extremist of the settlers, but they are not nearly as dull or wrathful as some historians

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