Love Between Women (Paperback, Annotated edition)

In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. Employing a range of cultural sources, from medical texts to astrological horoscopes, Brooten finds evidence of marriages between women, and discusses the surgical procedure of clitoridectomy as a method of controlling female homoeroticism. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Contrary to the common scholarly notion that early Christian sexual ethics were fundamentally different from those of the surrounding culture, Brooten contends that early Christians and their Roman neighbours shared a view of the "natural order" of society.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1998
First published:	November 1998
Authors:	Bernadette J. Brooten
Dimensions:	151 x 227 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	446
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-07592-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Lesbian studies Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-226-07592-3
Barcode:	9780226075921

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