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by Elizabeth Abbott


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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.

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  • Title A History of Celibacy
  • Author Elizabeth Abbott
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-05-24
  • ISBN 9780306810411 / 0306810417
  • Weight 1.39 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.46 x 1.21 in (21.79 x 13.87 x 3.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Celibacy - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.732

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.
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