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100 1 $aAbbott, Elizabeth,$d1942-
245 12 $aA history of celibacy /$cElizabeth Abbott.
250 $a1st Scribner ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2000.
300 $a493 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 433-474) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: Considering Celibacy --$gCh. 1.$tDivine Pagan Celibacy.$tGreek Myths.$tGreek Literature.$tClassical Rituals.$tPagan and Jewish Asceticism --$gCh. 2.$tEarly Christianity.$tOrigins.$tUnconventional Virgins.$tCelibacy Out in the Desert --$gCh. 3.$tLater Christianity.$tCelibacy and Clerics.$tApostolic Women.$tBrides of Christ.$tCommitted Sisters.$tSecular Celibates and Agape Love --$gCh. 4.$tOther Major Religions and Rites.$tHinduism.$tBuddhism.$tJainism.$tRitual Celibacy.$tSex-Positive Religions: Judaism and Islam --$gCh. 5.$tCelibacy to Conserve Semen.$tTotus Homo Semen Est.$tThe Power of Semen in Sports.$tBrahmacharya and the Power of Semen --$gCh. 6.$tFemale Celibacy Transcends Gender.$tCross-Dressing for Military Success.$tDefying the Natural Order.$tChastity with an Agenda --$gCh. 7.$tCelibacy as Womanly Duty.$tCelibacy as a Guarantee for Marriage.$tThat Pesky Double Standard.$tAids to Chastity --$gCh. 8.$tAbstaining in a Good Cause --$gCh. 9.$tCoerced Celibacy.$tInvoluntary Celibacy.$tWidowed Celibacy.$tCastrated Celibacy --$gCh. 10.$tCelibacy to Repress Unconventional or Sorrowful Sexuality --$gCh. 11.$tImpotent Celibacy.$tUnwelcome Celibacy --$gCh. 12.$tCelibacy in Literature --$gCh. 13.$tThe New Celibacy.$tShrinking Cloisters.$tThe Power Virgins.$tCelibacy in the Age of AIDS.
520 1 $a"Elizabeth Abbott's spirited and provocative exploration of celibacy debunks the traditionally held notion that celibacy is a predominantly religious concept of little concern to the secular world. With myriad examples, Abbott's history reveals insights not only about our religious practices but also about our sexual desires and changing attitudes toward gender and physical health." "From the vestal virgins of ancient Rome, who were entombed alive if they broke their vows, to contemporary athletes, who "conserve semen" to enhance their game, from celibacy as a guarantee for marriage to involuntary celibacy among prisoners, eunuchs, and young women cloistered against their will, Abbott puts a human face on celibacy, capturing the anguish of the castrated boy destined for an operatic career, the ecstasy of the woman whose celibacy is rewarded by visions of Christ, and the anger of the bachelor doomed by the surplus of males in contemporary China."--Jacket.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aAbbott, Elizabeth.$tHistory of celibacy.$b1st Scribner ed.$dNew York : Scribner, 2000$w(OCoLC)647644593
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/99087803-t.html
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856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/99087803.html
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