"In a series of original essays, Sexual Perversions, 1670-1890 opens a debate and begins an exploration into the history of the many sexual activities considered outside the realm of normal behaviour. Uniquely for historical studies of this period, the collection brings together considerations of such diverse subject matter as necrophilia, paedophilia, cross-dressing, religious perversion and foot fetishism. Introducing a number of new scholars of the history of sexuality, the essays represent a multi-disciplinary approach to the field and draw for their conclusions on a broad range of documentation, including plays, poems, erotica, trial records, pamphlets, sermons and travelogues."--Jacket.