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The body and society : men, women, and sexual renunciation in early Christianity / Peter Brown.
LIBRA BT708 .B77 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Peter, 1935-
- Series:
- Lectures on the history of religions ; new ser., no. 13.
- Lectures on the history of religions ; new ser., no. 13
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celibacy--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Celibacy.
- Virginity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Virginity.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Sex.
- Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Asceticism.
- History.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Virginity--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Celibacy--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Celibacy--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 504 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1988.
- Summary:
- In his monumental book Peter Brown addresses the practice of permanent sexual renunciation--continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity--that developed in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries A.D. Brown vividly describes the early Christians and their strange, disturbing preoccupations. He follows in detail the reflection and controversy these notions generated among Christian writers. Among the topics covered are marriage and sexuality in the Roman world, Judaism and the early church, Origen and the tradition of spiritual guidance, sexuality in the desert fathers and Augustine and sexuality. "The Body and Society" is a significant study on sexuality and the family in the ancient world by a renowned scholar. Besides being of great interest to readers in ancient history and early church history, and to classicists and medievalists, it will engage readers concerned with women's studies and the history of sexuality.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [449]-493.
- ISBN:
- 0231061005
- OCLC:
- 16981598
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