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245 10 a| Monastic desires :b| homoeroticism, homophobia, and the love of God in medieval Constantinople /c| Derek Krueger, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, United Kingdom ;a| New York, NY :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2026.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-327) and index.;

520 a| "This groundbreaking study of homoeroticism and homophobia in medieval Orthodoxy places Symeon the New Theologian's erotic spirituality of union with God in the context of preaching and civil and canon law against homosexuality. A radical new interpretation of the Byzantine monastic tradition by a preeminent authority on medieval Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| Loving God: The Queer Fantasies of Symeon the New Theologian -- The Homophobia of George the Monk: An Archeology of Opprobrium -- The Edge of Yearning: Deferred Delights in Symeon's Hymns -- Homoeroticism and Byzantine Monastic Life: Contexts and Queries -- Andromania: Homosexual Panic in Tenth-Century Hagiography -- The Repenting Sodomite: From Penitential Canons to the Life of Nephon -- Of Semen and Tears: Niketas Stethatos on Bodies and Boundaries -- Icons of Desire, Bodies of Devotion: Niketas Stethatos and the Life of Symeon the New Theologian -- Coda: Glancing Back at Sodom.;

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Monastic desires : homoeroticism, homophobia, and the love of God in medieval Constantinople / Derek Krueger, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Author/creator	Krueger, Derek author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xv, 338 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Symeon, the New Theologian, Saint, 949-1022 http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n81119244 Deification (Christianity)--History of doctrines. --Middle Ages, 600-1500. Love--Religious aspects. --Orthodox Eastern Church. --History of doctrines. --Middle Ages, 600-1500. Homosexuality--Religious aspects. --Orthodox Eastern Church. --History of doctrines. --Middle Ages, 600-1500. Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders--Byzantine Empire.

Physical medium	illustration
Physical medium	polychrome
Contents	Loving God: The Queer Fantasies of Symeon the New Theologian -- The Homophobia of George the Monk: An Archeology of Opprobrium -- The Edge of Yearning: Deferred Delights in Symeon's Hymns -- Homoeroticism and Byzantine Monastic Life: Contexts and Queries -- Andromania: Homosexual Panic in Tenth-Century Hagiography -- The Repenting Sodomite: From Penitential Canons to the Life of Nephon -- Of Semen and Tears: Niketas Stethatos on Bodies and Boundaries -- Icons of Desire, Bodies of Devotion: Niketas Stethatos and the Life of Symeon the New Theologian -- Coda: Glancing Back at Sodom.
Abstract	"This groundbreaking study of homoeroticism and homophobia in medieval Orthodoxy places Symeon the New Theologian's erotic spirituality of union with God in the context of preaching and civil and canon law against homosexuality. A radical new interpretation of the Byzantine monastic tradition by a preeminent authority on medieval Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-327) and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781009648363
LCCN	2025039717
ISBN	9781009648332
ISBN	1009648330 hardcover
ISBN	9781009648370 paperback
ISBN	1009648373 paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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