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In his De peccato originali (1679), Hadriaan Beverland (1650-1716) presented his thesis that sex was the original sin and a vital part of human nature. Building on contemporary insights into the history of the text of the Bible, he criticised the hypocritical attitudes among the religious and social elite of his day concerning the biblical text and sexual morality. The work became notorious in the seventeenth century and led to its author’s banishment. In the eighteenth century, it exerted considerable influence on the way in which many in Europe came to see sexuality.
This annotated edition with English translation also includes a comprehensive introduction that includes a contextualization of the De peccato originali and its impact.
This annotated edition with English translation also includes a comprehensive introduction that includes a contextualization of the De peccato originali and its impact.
Price: $150.00
Pages: 12
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History
Publication Date:
24 August 2023
ISBN: 9789004342859
Format: Hardcover
“Capitalising on resurging scholarly interest in Beverland’s story and beliefs, Karen Hollewand and Floris Verhaart have prepared this first translation to make his ideas more understandable and his work more accessible to a wider audience. Beverland is especially significant because he was the first early Enlightenment writer to concentrate on the topic of sex ... an impressive translation of an important work, including a powerful technical apparatus, which promises great insight for those interested in early modern attitudes towards sex and biblical scholarship in the Dutch Republic.”
Matthew Baines (Moore Theological College) in Intellectual History Review on May 8th, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1080/17496977.2024.2347074
Matthew Baines (Moore Theological College) in Intellectual History Review on May 8th, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1080/17496977.2024.2347074
Karen Hollewand is at the University of Groningen (Department of History), where she studies the history of sexuality. Her publications include The Banishment of Beverland. Sex, Sin, and Scholarship in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic (Leiden, 2019).
Floris Verhaart is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick (Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies). His publications include Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750: Beyond the Ancients and the Moderns (Oxford, 2020).
Floris Verhaart is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick (Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies). His publications include Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750: Beyond the Ancients and the Moderns (Oxford, 2020).