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CHAPTER ONE: The Moralities of Sex in the Roman Empire

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Introduction: From City to Cosmos 1
CHAPTER ONE: The Moralities of Sex in the Roman Empire 19
CHAPTER TWO: The Will and the World in Early Christian Sexuality 80
CHAPTER THREE: Church, Society, and Sex in the Age of Triumph 134
CHAPTER FOUR: Revolutionizing Romance in the Late Classical World 191
CONCLUSION: Sex and the Twilight of Antiquity 237
Abbreviations 247
Notes 259
Acknowledgments 299
Index 301
Backmatter 305

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Introduction: From City to Cosmos 1
CHAPTER ONE: The Moralities of Sex in the Roman Empire 19
CHAPTER TWO: The Will and the World in Early Christian Sexuality 80
CHAPTER THREE: Church, Society, and Sex in the Age of Triumph 134
CHAPTER FOUR: Revolutionizing Romance in the Late Classical World 191
CONCLUSION: Sex and the Twilight of Antiquity 237
Abbreviations 247
Notes 259
Acknowledgments 299
Index 301
Backmatter 305

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