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I remember hearing that in medieval Christian Europe, sexual activity (especially premarital sexual activity) among the general population was much more pronounced than the Christian ideal. Was the same true in medieval Islamic cultures, especially the Umayyads? NSFW

by /u/apophis-pegasus in /r/AskHistorians

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