Download or read book Hadriaan Beverland's De Peccato Originali (On Original Sin1679) written by Hadriaan Beverland (1650-1716) and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.