Description
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.
Author: Elizabeth Abbott
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 05/24/2001
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.46w x 1.21d
ISBN13: 9780306810411
ISBN10: 0306810417
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Human Sexuality (see also Social Science | Human Sexuality)
- History | General
Author: Elizabeth Abbott
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 05/24/2001
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.46w x 1.21d
ISBN13: 9780306810411
ISBN10: 0306810417
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Human Sexuality (see also Social Science | Human Sexuality)
- History | General
About the Author
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.