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This startling study of early Christian attitudes toward sexuality begins with an account of the different stances adopted by the Church-from the Early Fathers' view that sex and the female body were irredeemably unholy, to Augustine's contention that sex was natural, but lust was evil. While the Church Fathers struggled to reach consistent theoretical conclusions, the underlying conflation of 'women' with 'sex' meant that patristic statements on chastity, virginity and marriage effectively read as ecclesiastical law governing women's conduct. Joyce Salisbury explains the relationship between Church doctrine and the position of women by placing these official views alongside an ascetic tradition which resisted the constraints imposed by sexual intercourse. Through an examination of texts of female and popular authorship, and the extraordinary lives of seven women saints-including the transvestites Castissima and Pelagia-she presents a markedly different picture of sexual and social roles. For many of these women, celibacy became a form of emancipation. Church Fathers, Independent Virgins bears witness to the entrenched power of the Church to oppress, the continuing power of women to overcome, and the enduring effects of medieval sexual attitudes.
"The West in the World," Fifth Edition, prompts students to take an
active, analytical approach to understanding history and historical
change. Readers will come to appreciate that history does not
happen in isolation but rather is the consequence of a complex set
of intersecting events, forces, and human actions among which there
are cause-and-effect links that extend into the present day. As it
compellingly tells the story of Western civilization, "The West in
the World" encourages a critical examination and analysis of major
events and themes. The fifth edition retains the medium length of
previous editions, long enough to present a comprehensive, rich
narrative but concise enough to give instructors the flexibility to
supplement reading with other sources and books.
Connect students to the "stories" of history. Connect students to
"success" in history. Connect students to the "experience" of
history.
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