Author : Lisabeth During
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226741468
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Chastity Plot by : Lisabeth During
Download or read book The Chastity Plot written by Lisabeth During and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is a compelling story to be told about the rise, fall, and transfiguration of the ideal of chastity, and Lisabeth During is the perfect person to tell it. In The Chastity Plot, During reveals how the obsession with chastity has played a powerful role in the history of our moral imagination. The metaphysics of purity continue to haunt literature, religion, and philosophy. The demand for chastity has shaped social institutions and figured in the construction of political power; sexual renunciation has been an ornament to sainthood and a technique of ascetics both sacred and profane"--