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John Boswell |
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Social Science |
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1981 Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Book Award (ALA) |
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New York Times Book Review: "John Boswell restores one's faith in scholarship as the union of erudition, analysis and moral vision. I would not hesitate to call this book revolutionary, for it tells of things heretofore unimagined and sets a standard of excellence that one would have thought impossible in the treatment of an issue so large, uncharted and vexed.... Both of Professor Boswell's central findings are completely at odds with all our perceptions about Western civilization. But the book's argument is of such richness--its empirical base so broad, its reasoning so fierce--that it succeeds in making one think the unthinkable. It forces us to re-examine even the most fixed notions about our moral and cultural heritage." |
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Book Editions
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Format: Paperback, 424
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (July 01, 1981)
Measurements: 9.25"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.65 lbs.
ISBN: 9780226067117 |
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John Boswell's highly acclaimed study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the Christian West challenges received opinion and our own preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members, among whom were priests, bishops, and even canonized saints. The historical breadth of Boswell's research (from the Greeks to Aquinas) and the variety of sources consulted (legal, literary, theological, artistic, and scientific) make this one of the most extensive treatments of any single aspect of Western social history. |
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