Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality by John Boswell

This is a National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West, which helped form the disciplines of gay and gender studies. The historical breadth of the research (from the Greeks to Aquinas) and the variety of sources consulted make this an extensive treatment of Western social history. Top page

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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 Homosexuality", still fiercely relevant today, helped form the disciplines of gay and gender studies, and it continues to illuminate the origins and operations of intolerance as a social force. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Edition details New edition

City: Chicago, IL

Edition: NED

Pages: 442

More info: height 232 mm width 163 mm weight 763 gr thickness 34 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 306.766094 Library of Congress Subject: HQ76.3.E8B

Summary Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality Illustrations Abbreviations Preface 1: Introduction 2: Definitions 3: Rome: The Foundation 4: The Scriptures 5: Christians and Social Change 6: Theological Traditions 7: The Early Middle Ages 8: The Urban Revival 9: The Triumph of Ganymede: Gay Literature of the High Middle Ages 10: Social Change: Making Enemies 11: Intellectual Change: Men, Beasts, and "Nature" 12: Conclusions App. 1: Lexicography and Saint Paul App. 2: Texts and Translations Frequently Cited Works Index of Greek Terms General Index Top page

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