Sexual Slander

This essay explores sexual slander in early Christian literature in order to show how it illuminates the Greek concept of porneia, the formation of religious and cultural identities, and the regulation of sexual practices within early Christian communities. Porneia is central to understanding sexual...

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主要作者: Drake, Susanna (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: Oxford University Press 2019
In: The Oxford handbook of New Testament, gender, and sexuality
Year: 2019, Pages: 593-606
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 淫亂 / 希臘化猶太人 / 早期基督教 / 性欲 / 誹謗 / 石楠荒原 / 反犹太教主义
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
HD Early Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Irrlehrer
B Unreinheit
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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總結:This essay explores sexual slander in early Christian literature in order to show how it illuminates the Greek concept of porneia, the formation of religious and cultural identities, and the regulation of sexual practices within early Christian communities. Porneia is central to understanding sexual slander in the New Testament because it functioned as an umbrella term for a variety of sexual practices deemed shameful, sinful, or illicit. The essay suggests two related directions for future study. First, studies of sexual slander should take into account the strong ties between slavery, prostitution, sexuality, and social status in the ancient Mediterranean world. Second, more work is needed on the relation of sexual invective and violence. By understanding the early Christian contribution to the twin legacies of sexual polemic and violence, we move closer to a critical understanding of the use of dehumanizing rhetoric and sexualized representation in the justification of violence.
ISBN:0190213418
Contains:Enthalten in: The Oxford handbook of New Testament, gender, and sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190213398.013.27