When brothers dwell in unity

By Stephen Morris

Subjects: Homosexuality, religious aspects, christianity, Christian life, early church, ca. 30-600, Sex, Monastic and religious life, Church history, Christian life, middle ages, 600-1500, Religious life and customs, Homosexuality, Christianity, History, Byzantine empire, religion

Description: "In the world of early Byzantine Christianity, monastic rules acknowledged but discouraged the homosexual impulses of adult males. Canonical prohibitions of anal sex distinguish among eight possible sexual pairings, the most offensive being a husband-wife, the least offensive being two unrelated males. Other forms of male-male sex were considered little more than masturbation"--