Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
Author | : John Boswell |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2013-08-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780804150958 |
ISBN-13 | : 0804150958 |
Rating | : 4/5 (958 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by : John Boswell
Download or read book Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe written by John Boswell and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both highly praised and intensely controversial, this brilliant book produces dramatic evidence that at one time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches not only sanctioned unions between partners of the same sex, but sanctified them--in ceremonies strikingly similar to heterosexual marriage ceremonies.