Same-Sex Unions

In Premodern Europe

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Same-Sex Unions looks at same-sex unions in pre-modern history, challenging Christianity and exploring how that could modern thought.

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Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality and same-sex weddings have been ocurring in Europe since before the modern ages. In fact same-sex unions have been recorded by the majority of cultures and religions, Christianity included.

In his book Same-Sex Unions: In Premodern Europe author and Historian John Boswell discusses how Orthodox churches actually sancitifed same-sex unions in the past. Pulling information from a number of sources, Boswell evaluates how same-sex unions were viewed in pre-modern times and how those past views could transform how we evaluate history as a whole.