{"product_id":"between-byzantine-men-mark-masterson-9780815353829","title":"Between Byzantine Men: Desire, Homosociality, and Brotherhood in the Medieval Empire","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\u003e　\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　\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Masterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815353820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815353829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Mark Masterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070858031359,"sku":"9780815353829","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23e9757f-1bd0-4bc4-aa15-e28e62f823e9.jpg?v=1685432742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-byzantine-men-mark-masterson-9780815353829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}