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Patrick Riley explores the Judeo-Christian tradition from its origins as well as the struggle of pagan Rome to restore stable families. He shows how marriage came to contain the force of sexuality, to harness its energies both to create and serve the family, and the well being of wider communities. The idea that sex is entirely a private issue is an error Dr. Rilley argues, with potentially disastrous consequences, both for the individual and societies.

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Civilising Sex is a powerful and convincing argument against the notion that sex is just a matter of individual choice. -- Dr Pravin Thevathasan, Theotokos Catholic Website [www.theotokos.org.uk], October 2002
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This text gives an account of the long struggle to civilize sex, and the role of sex as a civilizing force in Western culture. It argues that chastity is an essential virtue for the well-being of a society.

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  • PublisherT.& T.Clark Ltd
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0567087085
  • ISBN 13 9780567087089
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages256
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