The Body and Society: Men, Women and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity: No 13 (ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S.)

Brown, Peter

ISBN 10: 0231061013 ISBN 13: 9780231061018

Verlag: Columbia University Press, 1990

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Book by Brown Professor Peter

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"The reader of Peter Brown's work is always uncertain which to admire most, the grace and clarity, the scope and erudition, or the ability to bring diverse and complex units into a meaningful whole. These merits are all fully on display in The Body and Society." -- New York Times Book Review "A profound exploration of the meaning of embodiment, celibacy, and chastity for early Christians" -- Lauren F. Winner, Christianity Today

Reseña del editor:

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.

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• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0231061013
• ISBN 13: 9780231061018
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256