Civilizing sex : on chastity and the common good / / Patrick G.D. Riley

• Autore: Riley Patrick, Dr
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 241.66
• Soggetto topico: Chastity; Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity - History; Sex - Religious aspects - Judaism - History; Sex - Social aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: A Primer of Political Philosophy -- Part I. The Foundation : 1. Israel, Yahweh, and Conventional Chastity ; 2. The Law -- Part II : The Structure. 3. Israel: Chastity in Defense of the Nation ; 4. The Roman Empire: Chastity in Defense of the Body Politic ; 5. The Middle Ages: Chastity in Defense of the Body Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Patrick Riley explores the Judeo-Christian tradition from its origins as well as the struggle of pagan Rome to restore stable families. He shows how marriage came to contain the force of sexuality, to harness its energies both to create and serve the family, and the well being of wider communities. The idea that sex is entirely a private issue is an error Dr. Rilley argues, with potentially disastrous consequences, both for the individual and societies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civilizing sex
• ISBN: 1-4742-8752-2; 1-4742-8751-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465886103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections