Same-Sex Unions in Premodern EuropeBoth highly praised and intensely controversial, this brilliant book produces dramatic evidence that at one time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches not only sanctioned unions between partners of the same sex, but sanctified them--in ceremonies strikingly similar to heterosexual marriage ceremonies. |
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... Nearchos was a Christian ; Polyeuct was not . When Polyeuct's fa- ther - in - law , a Roman official , undertook to enforce a general persecu- tion , he first tried to use his daughter and grandchildren to dissuade Polyeuct from siding ...
... Nearchos was a Christian ; Polyeuct was not . When Polyeuct's fa- ther - in - law , a Roman official , undertook to enforce a general persecu- tion , he first tried to use his daughter and grandchildren to dissuade Polyeuct from siding ...
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... Nearchos , since he counted them , too , as less important than his love for the latter.152 " Even if we were to be separated by death , no one would be able to ... Nearchos he said , " Brother Nearchos Views of the New Religion / 143.
... Nearchos , since he counted them , too , as less important than his love for the latter.152 " Even if we were to be separated by death , no one would be able to ... Nearchos he said , " Brother Nearchos Views of the New Religion / 143.
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John Boswell. Polyeuct gazed on Nearchos he said , " Brother Nearchos , remem- ber our secret pledge . " 159 These last words he left behind for Nearchos as a seal of salvation.160 Although this story survived in many Greek and Latin ...
John Boswell. Polyeuct gazed on Nearchos he said , " Brother Nearchos , remem- ber our secret pledge . " 159 These last words he left behind for Nearchos as a seal of salvation.160 Although this story survived in many Greek and Latin ...
Contents
Whats in a Name? The vocabulary of Love and Marriage | 3 |
For Family and Country Heterosexual Matrimony in the GrecoRoman World | 28 |
A Friend Inspired by God Same Sex Unions in the GrecoRoman World | 53 |
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Achilles Tatius adoption ancient apostles Appendix of Translations Athenaeus Athos Basil beseech Thee blessed bride brother brotherhood century ceremony of same-sex Christ Christian church cited concubinage context couple CSTH didst discussion Dmitrievskij emperor English erotic Euchologion father frater friendship glory Greek Grottaferrata heterosexual marriage Holy Spirit homosexual husband Jesus Jewish John John Chrysostom Latin liturgical lives Lord lover male manuscript married Maximian meaning medieval Middle Ages modern Nearchos noted nuptial Old Church Slavonic omits pagan Paris peace Plutarch Polyeuct prayer premodern priest refer relationship rendered rite Roman law saints same-sex union Serge and Bacchus sexual sibling Sinai term Thessalonika thine Thou thy holy thy servants tion troparion unto versions Vulgate wedding wife woman women word αὐτοῖς αὐτῶν δὲ εἰς ἐν ἡμῶν καὶ Κύριε οὐ τὰ τὰς τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου τοὺς τῷ τῶν Ὑπὲρ ὡς
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Textbook of Homosexuality and Mental Health Robert P. Cabaj,Terry S. Stein No preview available - 1996 |