Abandoned to Lust: Sexual Slander and Ancient Christianity

by Jennifer Wright Knust

Early Christians used charges of adultery, incest, and lascivious behavior to demonize their opponents, police insiders, resist pagan rulers, and define what it meant to be a Christian. Christians... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231136625
• ISBN13: 9780231136624
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher