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A History of Celibacy

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Availability:In StockContributor:Elizabeth AbbottPublish date:2001-05-24Pages:496
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306810411ISBN-10:306810417UPC:9780306810411Book Category:Psychology, HistoryBook Subcategory:Human SexualitySize:8.58 x 5.46 x 1.21 inchesWeight:1.3911Product ID:SCJYN31S65
Celibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in every society of the past, practiced by both the anonymous and the legendary (St. Catherine, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth I, Gandhi), celibacy has as many stories as adherents, and Abbott weaves them into a provocative, seamless tapestry that brings history alive.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306810411ISBN-10:306810417UPC:9780306810411Book Category:Psychology, HistoryBook Subcategory:Human SexualitySize:8.58 x 5.46 x 1.21 inchesWeight:1.3911Product ID:SCJYN31S65
Elizabeth Abbott has a Ph.D. in history and is Dean of Women at Trinity College, University of Toronto. She is the author of several books and lives in Toronto.
Publisher: Da Capo Press

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