'Begotten, Not Made': Conceiving Manhood in Late Antiquity

by Virginia Burrus

Book Overview

This book interprets fourth-century theological discourse as an incident in the history of masculine gender, arguing that Nicene trinitarian doctrine is a crucial site not only for theological innovation but also for reimagining and reproducing manhood in the late Roman period. When the Trinity became for the first time the sine qua non of doctrinal orthodoxy, masculinity was conceived anew, in terms that heightened the claims of patriarchal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804739730
• ISBN13: 9780804739733
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"