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The Sex Lives of Saints
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: Hagiography and the History of Sexuality 1
  4. Chapter 1. Fancying Hermits: Sublimation and the Arts of Romance 19
  5. Chapter 2. Dying for a Life: Martyrdom, Masochism, and Female (Auto)Biography 53
  6. Chapter 3. Hybrid Desire: Empire, Sadism, and the Soldier Saint 91
  7. Chapter 4. Secrets of Seduction: The Lives of Holy Harlots 128
  8. Postscript (Catching My Breath) 160
  9. Notes 163
  10. Bibliography 199
  11. Index 209
  12. Acknowledgments 215
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200720.fm

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: Hagiography and the History of Sexuality 1
  4. Chapter 1. Fancying Hermits: Sublimation and the Arts of Romance 19
  5. Chapter 2. Dying for a Life: Martyrdom, Masochism, and Female (Auto)Biography 53
  6. Chapter 3. Hybrid Desire: Empire, Sadism, and the Soldier Saint 91
  7. Chapter 4. Secrets of Seduction: The Lives of Holy Harlots 128
  8. Postscript (Catching My Breath) 160
  9. Notes 163
  10. Bibliography 199
  11. Index 209
  12. Acknowledgments 215
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