Title: The burden of the flesh
First published: 1998
Description: Shaw's rich and fascinating work provides a startling look at early Christian notions of the body - diet, sexuality, the passions, and especially the ideal of virginity - and sheds important light on the growth of Christian ideals that remain powerful cultural forces even today.
Subjects: Fasting, Religious aspects, Christianity, Religious aspects of Fasting, Chastity, History of doctrines, Women, Religious aspects of Women, Vroege kerk, Seksualiteit, Ascese, Sex, religious aspects
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600
LC classification: BV5055 .S43 1998