The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity
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The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity  -     By: Teresa Shaw

The Burden of the Flesh: Fasting and Sexuality in Early Christianity

Augsburg Fortress / 1998 / Paperback

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Providing a startling look at early Christian notions of the body, diet, fasting, sexuality, and the passions, Shaw sheds important light on the growth of ethical ideals in the early church that remain powerful cultural forces even today. A fascinating study of body and gender. 298 pages, softcover from Fortress.

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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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Teresa M. Shaw is Program Coordinator of the Religion Department and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, California.

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