A history of celibacy - Softcover

ABBOTT, Elizabeth

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ISBN 10: 0718830067 ISBN 13: 9780718830069

Publisher: Lutterworth Press, 2001

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Joan of Arc was one. So was Sir Isaac Newton. A monk vows to be one. A prisoner has no choice. History tells of many avowed celibates, and today's society reflects a renewed interest in celibacy. But what causes people to give up sex, the very activity that drives, fascinates, troubles, and delights so many of the rest of us?

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About the Author:

With a doctorate in 19th century history, Elizabeth Abbott is Dean of Women Students at Trinity College, University of Toronto, where she co-teaches a history course. She is also a journalist specialising in social history and the environment, her work having appeared in the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail. She is Chair of the Rights and Freedoms committee of the Writers' Union of Canada, and writer for the Sensible Creatures committee of the Anglican Church. Her first book was praised by Graham Greene as "The best book in depth on the Haitian situation that I have ever read."

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"...a breathless survey of sexual abstention, willing or unwilling, from the ancient world to the present day." Mary Beard, The Times Literary Supplement (November 16, 2001)

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