Brown, Peter,  1935- <br/><br/>
The body and society :  men, women, and sexual renunciation in early Christianity / 
Peter Brown. 
 - Twentieth anniversary ed. with a new introduction. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  c2008. 
 - lxvii, 504 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Columbia classics in religion .
 - Columbia classics in religion. .
<br/><br/> Originally published: New York : Columbia University Press, 1988. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. From Paul to Anthony -- Body and city -- From apostle to apologist : sexual order and sexual renunciation in the early church -- Martyrdom, prophecy and continence : Hermas to Tertullian -- "To undo the works of women" : Marcion, Tatian, and the Encratites -- "When you make the two one" : Valentinus and gnostic spiritual guidance -- "A faint image of divine providence" : Clement of Alexandria -- "A promiscuous brotherhood and sisterhood" : men and women in the Christian churches -- "I beseech you : be transformed" : Origen -- "Walking on earth, touching high heaven's vault" : Porphyry and Methodius -- Church and body : Cyprian, Mani and Eusebius of Caesarea -- pt. 2. Asceticism and society in the Eastern empire -- The desert fathers : Anthony to John Climacus -- "Make to yourselves separate booths" : monks, women and marriage in Egypt -- "Daughters of Jerusalem" : the ascetic life of women in the fourth century -- Marriage and mortality : Gregory of Nyssa -- Sexuality in the city : John Chrysostom -- "These are our angels" : Syria -- pt. 3. Ambrose to Augustine : the making of the Latin tradition -- Aula pudoris : Ambrose -- "Learn of me a holy arrogance" : Jerome -- Sexuality and society : Augustine -- Body and society : the early middle ages. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231144063 (cloth : alk. paper : alk. paper) 0231144067 (cloth : alk. paper : alk. paper) 9780231144070 (pbk. : alk. paper : alk. paper) 0231144075 (pbk. : alk. paper : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008006058 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA820984  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014525759  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Celibacy--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Virginity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR 195 .C45  / B76 2008