The Sex Lives of Saints : : An Erotics of Ancient Hagiography / / Virginia Burrus.

Has a repressive morality been the primary contribution of Christianity to the history of sexuality? The ascetic concerns that pervade ancient Christian texts would seem to support such a common assumption. Focusing on hagiographical literature, Virginia Burrus pursues a fresh path of interpretation...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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