Braun/Jesus and Addiction, 8. Sex, Gender and Empire

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How to Cite: Braun, Willi. 8. Sex, Gender and Empire: Virgins and Eunuchs in the Ancient Mediterranean World. Jesus and Addiction to Origins - Toward an Anthropocentric Study of Religion. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 121-140 Nov 2020. ISBN 9781781799437.

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In light of the anti-familial figure of the eunuch-priest and the vestal virgin (both spectacular investments in celibacy), this chapter argues that the oft-supposed centrality and stability of “the family” in Greco-Roman antiquity belongs as much to the realm of ancient and modern desire and mythmaking than to historical reality.

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  • container title
    Jesus and Addiction to Origins: Toward an Anthropocentric Study of Religion
  • creator
    Willi Braun
  • isbn
    9781781799444 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • series title
    NAASR Working Papers
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781799444