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Desire and Disunity : Christian Communities and Sexual Norms in the Late Antique West



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Autore: Vihervalli Ulriika Visualizza persona
Titolo: Desire and Disunity : Christian Communities and Sexual Norms in the Late Antique West Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Liverpool University Press, 2024
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.;)
Soggetto non controllato: Christian Church
late antiquity
Roman Christians
sexual ethics
morality
Salvian
Sommario/riassunto: An Open Access edition will be available on publication thanks to the kind sponsorship of the libraries participating in the Jisc Open Access Community Framework OpenUP initiative.Desire and Disunity explores the struggles of Christianising late ancient sexuality in the late Roman West. Through an examination of fourth to sixth century sermons, letters, laws, and treatises in Latin-speaking communities, the difficulties of late antique clerics in moving ascetically influenced sexual ideals into wider practice become evident. Western clerics faced challenges on several fronts: the dedication and devoutness of lay Christians varied, while the military-political upheavals of the fifth century created new challenges and opportunities for influencing one's flock. Furthermore, Roman sexual norms continued to inform the thinking of many clerics and lay figures alike, even when in opposition to more scripturally based moral reasoning. Problems of bigamy, concubinage, sex work, incest, homosexual acts, adultery, and more troubled western Christian communities, with contradicting rules and traditions on what was acceptable and what was not. What reach did elite clerical perspectives on sexual norms have amongst the non-elite? How did clerics navigate tensions between the idealisation of Christian communal purity and the actions of congregants that fell short of these ideals? What influenced clerical perceptions of sex and how did they articulate these ideas to their audiences? Clerical sources of this time reflect these challenges as well as varying church attempts to reform the sex lives of their congregants - and, indeed, church failure in doing so.
Altri titoli varianti: Christian Communities and Sexual Norms in the Late Antique West
Titolo autorizzato: Desire and Disunity  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-80207-375-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910846801203321
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Serie: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Belief and Culture Series