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From Shame to Sin : The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Revealing Antiquity SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (318 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674074569
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From Shame to SinDDC classification:
  • 306.7
LOC classification:
  • HQ13
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: From City to Cosmos -- 1. The Moralities of Sex in the Roman Empire -- 2. The Will and the World in Early Christian Sexuality -- 3. Church, Society, and Sex in the Age of Triumph -- 4. Revolutionizing Romance in the Late Classical World -- Conclusion: Sex and the Twilight of Antiquity -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: The transformation of the Roman world from polytheistic to Christian is one of the most sweeping ideological changes of premodern history. At the center was sex. Kyle Harper examines how Christianity changed the ethics of sexual behavior from shame to sin, and shows how the roots of modern sexuality are grounded in an ancient religious revolution.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: From City to Cosmos -- 1. The Moralities of Sex in the Roman Empire -- 2. The Will and the World in Early Christian Sexuality -- 3. Church, Society, and Sex in the Age of Triumph -- 4. Revolutionizing Romance in the Late Classical World -- Conclusion: Sex and the Twilight of Antiquity -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

The transformation of the Roman world from polytheistic to Christian is one of the most sweeping ideological changes of premodern history. At the center was sex. Kyle Harper examines how Christianity changed the ethics of sexual behavior from shame to sin, and shows how the roots of modern sexuality are grounded in an ancient religious revolution.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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