From Shame to Sin

The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity

Kyle Harper

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ISBN 9780674660014

Publication Date: 03/14/2016

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316 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Preface
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

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