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

Title: Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity
Author: Peter Brown
G: 1704103
ISBN: 0231061013
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1990
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 504
Section: History | Ancient | Rome
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Addresses the practice of permanent sexual renunciation that developed in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book describes the early Christians and their preoccupations. It follows the reflection and controversy these notions generated among Christian writers. It is intended for classicists and medievalists.