REVEALING ANTIQUITY
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From Shame to Sin

The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity

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$20.00 • £16.95 • €18.00

ISBN 9780674660014

Publication Date: 03/14/2016

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316 pages

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

Revealing Antiquity

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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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