From Shame to Sin

From Shame to Sin
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9780674074569
ISBN-13 : 0674074564
Rating : 4/5 (564 Downloads)

Book Synopsis From Shame to Sin by : Kyle Harper

Download or read book From Shame to Sin written by Kyle Harper and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transformation of the Roman world from polytheistic to Christian is one of the most sweeping ideological changes of premodern history. At the center was sex. Kyle Harper examines how Christianity changed the ethics of sexual behavior from shame to sin, and shows how the roots of modern sexuality are grounded in an ancient religious revolution.


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