Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality
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Gay People In Western Europe From The Beginning Of The Christian Era To The Fourteenth Century: Gay ... of the Christian Era to the 14th Century
John Boswell
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Illustrations xi
Abbreviations xiii
Preface xv
Part I Points of Departure
1. Introduction 3
2. Definitions 41
3. Rome: The Foundation 61
Part II The Christian Tradition
4. The Scriptures 91
5. Christians and Social Change 119
6. Theological Traditions 137
Part III Shifting Fortunes
7. The Early Middle Ages 169
8. The Urban Revival 207
9. The Triumph of Ganymede: Gay Literature of the High Middle Ages 243
Part IV The Rise of Intolerance
10. Social Change: Making Enemies 269
11. Intellectual Change: Men, Beast, and "Nature" 303
12. Conclusions 333
Appendix 1. Lexicography and Saint Paul 335
Appendix 2. Texts and Translations 355
Frequently Cited Works 403
Index of Greek Terms 411
General Index 413