Nr. 1/2015MARIA LUISA LO GIACCO Religion and culture in international adoption
Nr. 2/2017SALVATORE BERLINGO’ For a fair globalization of the suburbs in plural societies. The long (but perhaps instructive) story of the activation of a ‘new’ degree course on interculturality
Table of contents
1. The genesis of the phenomenon of castrated singers and the (alleged) misogyny of the canonical system – 2. (Continued) Late renunciation of the use of castrated singers and (alleged) persistence of sexist canonical norms – 3. Castrated singers as a result of European culture of the Baroque age – 4. (Continued) The genesis of the phenomenon cannot be traced back to the ecclesial sphere alone – 5. The canonical order and the prohibition of castration: regulatory rigor and practical disapplication – 6. Benedict XIV and the condemnation of 'orchiectomy for singing purposes: irrelevance of the consent of the puer - 7. Benedict XIV and the reform of liturgical singing: practical impossibility of prohibiting the use of musicians - 8. The canonical legislation subsequent to Benedict XIV: Leo XIII, Pius X and the ban on the use of emasculated voices - 9. Enhancement of women's singing and implementation of the principle of equality between the sexes
Abstract
The essay explores the relationship between canon law and the phenomenon of castrated singers
Keywords
Canon law; castrated singers; irrelevance of puer consensus; reform of liturgical singing; gender equality
