Monastic desires : homoeroticism, homophobia, and the love of God in medieval Constantinople / Derek Krueger, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krueger, Derek, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symeon, the New Theologian, Saint, 949-1022.

Symeon.

Deification (Christianity)--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Deification (Christianity).

Love--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Love.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Homosexuality.

Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders--Byzantine Empire.

Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders.

Deification (Christianity)--History of doctrines.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church.

Love--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

xv, 338 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"This groundbreaking study of homoeroticism and homophobia in medieval Orthodoxy places Symeon the New Theologian's erotic spirituality of union with God in the context of preaching and civil and canon law against homosexuality. A radical new interpretation of the Byzantine monastic tradition by a preeminent authority on medieval Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-327) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781009648332

1009648330

9781009648370

1009648373

OCLC:

1549509633

Publisher Number:

CIPO000335815