When brothers dwell in unity
Subtitle: Byzantine Christianity and homosexuality
By: Stephen Morris
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780786495177
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Homosexuality; Church history; History; Sex; Monastic and religious life; Christianity
Description: "In the world of early Byzantine Christianity, monastic rules acknowledged but discouraged the homosexual impulses of adult males. Canonical prohibitions of anal sex distinguish among eight possible sexual pairings, the most offensive being a husband-wife, the least offensive being two unrelated males. Other forms of male-male sex were considered little more than masturbation"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.