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The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity
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▼▲Title: The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity By: Teresa Shaw Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 298 Vendor: Augsburg Fortress Publication Date: 1998 | Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 (inches) Weight: 14 ounces ISBN: 0800627652 ISBN-13: 9780800627652 Stock No: WW0627652 |
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▼▲Shaw's rich and fascinating work provides a startling look at early Christian notions of the body--diet, sexuality, the passions, and especially the ideal of virginity--and sheds important light on the growth ofChristian ideals that remain powerful cultural forces even today.
Focusing on the fourth and early fifth centuries, Shaw considers three types of Christian arguments--physiological, psychological, and eschatological--about the efficacy of fasting in the ascetic pursuit of chastity. Demonstrating their connections also illumines relationships between body and belief, theory and behavior, and physical self-abnegation and theological speculation. In the process, Shaw examines a variety of texts from the seventh century b.c.e. to the seventh century c.e., including medical treatises,philosophical writings, Christian homilies, and theological treatises.
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