History of Private Life, Volume I: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium

Veyne, A

ISBN 10: 0674399757 / ISBN 13: 9780674399754

Verlag: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1987

Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Volume 1. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers H08Q-00248

Inhaltsangabe:

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves—from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.

The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: History of Private Life, Volume I: From ...
Verlag: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag