Civilizing Sex
Subtitle: On Chastity and the Common Good
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Oct 06, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781474287500
Description: "Patrick Riley explores the Judeo-Christian tradition from its origins as well as the struggle of pagan Rome to restore stable families. He shows how marriage came to contain the force of sexuality, to harness its energies both to create and serve the family, and the well being of wider communities. The idea that sex is entirely a private issue is an error Dr. Rilley argues, with potentially disastrous consequences, both for the individual and societies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Source title: Civilizing Sex: On Chastity and the Common Good (Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)