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chapter 13

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agape   Greek term defining actions of the spirit or soul (in an intellectual or aesthetic sense) including love for another's mind; adopted by Christianity as love for God and one's fellow beings; generally understood as the opposite of sexual love  
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canto   a division of a long poem, such as The Divine Comedy, corresponding to a chapter in a book  
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conspicious consumption   phrase coined by Thorstein Veblen connoting the desire to make a public display of one's wealth  
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courtly love   an artificial and codified set of rules governing the mating behavior of the upper classes during the late Mid Ages and the Ren; principle among those was the right of the lady to make any demands she wished in order to test the loyalty of a suitor  
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double standard   originally a reference to the understanding in the Victorian period that men would have sex outside of marriage but women should not  
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eros   Greek term referring to the appetites of passion and the flesh; used as the opposite of agape  
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gender role   the way each sex is defined by society, including expected behaviors and the right and responsibilities of each sex, especially within marriage  
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goliard   a medieval troubadour, usually a young man training for the priesthood, who sang lyrics extolling the hedonistic life and encouraging others to enjoy themselves before entering austere holy orders  
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mariolatry   idealization of the Virgin Mary as practiced by some late medieval poets and painters; not only did it ennoble the life and characteristics of the mother of Jesus, but it also tended to elevate the status of upper-class women and women in holy orders  
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nuclear family   a family unit of father, mother, and children; once including grandparents, but less apt to now  
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Platonic love   originally, an ideal relationship between 2 compatible minds, 1 that may have begun as physical passion but moves to a higher plane that involves mutual interests; it can also define 1's <3 for an idea or work of art w/o desire for it/relationship w/o sex  
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romance   a genre of fiction originating in the Middle Ages, featuring the exploits of a dashing knight and his pure love for a lady for whom he is willing to die-and often does  
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romantic love   a relationship that may or may not include sex, which is less important in any case, than tender feelings and a desire to be with the other person for the sake of that person, not for satisfaction of personal desires  
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utopianism   a belief that the ideal society can be planned and rationally administered  
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