{"product_id":"between-byzantine-men-book-mark-masterson-9781032284446","title":"Between Byzantine Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe presence and importance of same-sex desire between men in the Byzantine Empire has been understudied. While John Boswell and others tried to open a conversation about desire between Byzantine men decades ago, the field reverted to emphasis on prohibition and an inability to read the evidence of same-sex desire between men in the sources. \u003ci\u003eBetween Byzantine Men: Desire, Homosociality, and Brotherhood in the Medieval Empire\u003c\/i\u003e challenges and transforms this situation by placing at centre stage Byzantine men's desiring relations with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eforegrounds desire between men in and around the imperial court of the 900s. Analysis of Greek sources (many untranslated until now) and of material culture reveals a situation both more liberal than the medieval West and important for its rite of brother-making (\u003ci\u003eadelphopoiesis\u003c\/i\u003e), which was a precursor to today’s same-sex marriage. This book transforms our understanding of Byzantine elite men's culture and is an important addition to the history of sex and desire between men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween Byzantine Men\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to scholars and general readers who are interested in Byzantine History, Society, and Culture, the History of Masculinity, and the History of Sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51017760014609,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51017762210065,"sku":"NIN9781032284446","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52586553114897,"sku":"NLS9781032284446","price":75.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1032284447.jpg?v=1786086974","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/between-byzantine-men-book-mark-masterson-9781032284446","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}