Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century

Name: Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780226067117

ISBN-10: 0226067114

ISBN-13: 9780226067117

Edition: 1981

Authors: John Boswell

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"Truly groundbreaking work. Boswell reveals unexplored phenomena with an unfailing erudition."—Michel Foucault John Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members—among them priests, bishops, and even saints—when it was first published twenty-five years ago. The historical breadth of Boswell's research (from the Greeks to Aquinas) and the variety of sources consulted make this one of the most extensive treatments of any single aspect of Western social history. Christianity, Social Tolerance, and…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 442
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Illustrations


Abbreviations


Preface



Introduction



Definitions



Rome: The Foundation



The Scriptures



Christians and Social Change



Theological Traditions



The Early Middle Ages



The Urban Revival



The Triumph of Ganymede: Gay Literature of the High Middle Ages



Social Change: Making Enemies



Intellectual Change: Men, Beasts, and "Nature"



Conclusions



Lexicography and Saint Paul



Texts and Translations Frequently


Cited Works


Index of Greek Terms


General Index