the Christian transformation of sexual morality in late antiquityHarper, Kyle1979-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.mauCambridge, MassachusettsHarvard University Press2013monographiceng1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)The transformation of the Roman world from polytheistic to Christian is one of the most sweeping ideological changes of premodern history. At the center was sex. Kyle Harper examines how Christianity changed the ethics of sexual behavior from shame to sin, and shows how the roots of modern sexuality are grounded in an ancient religious revolution.Introduction: From city to cosmos -- The moralities of sex in the Roman Empire -- The will and the world in early Christian sexuality -- Church, society, and sex in the age of triumph -- Revolutionizing romance in the late classical world -- Epilogue: Sex and the twilight of antiquity.by Kyle Harper.Includes bibliographical references and index.In English.e------aw-----ff-----SexHistoryTo 1500Sexual ethicsHistoryTo 1500SexReligious aspectsChristianityCivilization, ClassicalRomeMoral conditionsPSYCHOLOGYHuman SexualitySELF-HELPSexual InstructionRELIGIONSexuality & Gender StudiesCivilization, ClassicalMoral conditionsSexSexReligious aspectsChristianitySexual ethicsRome (Empire)Ancient HistoryClassical StudiesSexHistoryTo 1500SexReligious aspectsChristianitySexual ethicsHistoryTo 1500 To 1500 fast HQ13 .H37 2013eb306.7Harper, Kyle, 1979-Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013(DLC) 2012043484(OCoLC)8195316799780674074569067407456422573/ctt2x7prb JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=520754http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=520754N$T13052120200709055718.0ocn843882926eng