History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium: Volume I - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0674399749 ISBN 13: 9780674399747

Casa editrice: Belknap Pr, 1992

Riassunto

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves—from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.

The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.

Su questo libro

Product Description:

Volume I, Volume II, Volume III, Volume IV, Volume V are available for sale (€170 per set of 5 books)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Belknap Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0674399749
• ISBN 13: 9780674399747
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 688
• Redattore: Veyne Paul