Body and Society Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity

Name: Body and Society Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity
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ISBN: 9780231061018

ISBN-10: 0231061013

ISBN-13: 9780231061018

Edition: 1988 (Reprint)

Authors: Peter Brown

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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…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/25/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

From Paul to Anthony Body and City From Apostle to Apologist: Sexual Order and Sexual Renunciation in the Early Church Asceticism and Society in the Eastern Empire Martyrdom, Prophecy and Continence: Hermas to Tertullian Ambrose to Augustine: The Making of the Latin Tradition To Undo the Works of Women: Marcion, Tatian and the Encratites When You Make the Two One: Valentinus and Gnostic Spiritual Guidance A Faint Image of Divine Providence: Clement of Alexandria A Promiscuous Brotherhood and Sisterhood: Men and Women in the Christian Churches I Beseech You: Be Transformed : Origen Walking on Earth, Touching High Heaven's Vault: Porphyry and Methodius Church and Body: Cyprian, Mani and…