The marriage of likeness : same-sex unions in pre-modern Europe
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The marriage of likeness : same-sex unions in pre-modern Europe
Fontana Press, 1996
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Reprint with amendments of the ed. originally published: New York : Villard Books, 1994 ; London: HarperCollins, 1995
Includes translations of Catholic and Orthodox liturgies for same-sex unions
Includes bibliographical references and index
Port. on inside front cover
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In this work, John Boswell attempts to prove that in pagan antiquity and during Christianity's first centuries - for around 2000 years in all - extensive legal sanction was given to pairing between males. He also shows that society had little difficulty in accepting homosexual relationships. The book claims that Christendom has had a major homosexual past which religious authorities have spent hundreds of years vigorously attempting to suppress and ignore.
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