Studie over de houding van de middeleeuwse maatschappij t.a.v. homoseksualiteit: de afkeer van homoseksualiteit is niet van meet af aan verbonden geweest met het christendom. Pas in de periode na 1150 sloeg de tolerantie om in snel groeiende intolerantie als onderdeel van een gr…
"Truly groundbreaking work. Boswell reveals unexplored phenomena with an unfailing erudition."--Michel FoucaultJohn Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged …
A study of the history of attitudes towards homosexuality in the Christian west from the Greeks to Aquinas. -- Back cover.
This study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West challenged preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members, among them priests, bishops, and even saints. The historical breadth of the author's research (from the Gree…
