Between 1st-5th centuries AD there developed in Christian circles the practice of sexual renunciation - continence, celibacy and life-long virginity. This study examines the ideas about individuality and society that were implied in these renunciations and outlines the controversies among Christian writers generated by such topics as the nature of sexuality, the relations between men and women and the structure and purpose of society. Peter Brown has also written "Augustine of Hippo", "The World of Late Antiquity", "The ...
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Between 1st-5th centuries AD there developed in Christian circles the practice of sexual renunciation - continence, celibacy and life-long virginity. This study examines the ideas about individuality and society that were implied in these renunciations and outlines the controversies among Christian writers generated by such topics as the nature of sexuality, the relations between men and women and the structure and purpose of society. Peter Brown has also written "Augustine of Hippo", "The World of Late Antiquity", "The Making of Late Antiquity", "The Cult of the Saints", "Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine" and "Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity".
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New. 2008. 2nd. Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity-in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity-in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
