Homophobia: A History
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312420307 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Delving into literary sources as diverse as Greek philosophy, Elizabethan poetry, the Bible, and the Victorian novel, as well as historical texts and propaganda ranging from the French Revolution to the Moral Majority to the transcripts of current TV talk shows, Fone reveals how and why same-sex desire has long been the object of legal, social, religious, and political persecution.. In this tour de force of historical and literary research, Fone, an acclaimed expert on gay and lesbian history and professor emeritus at the City University of New York, chronicles the evolution of homophobia through the centuries
Michael Tachet said Useful for My doctoral dissertation. Useful forMy doctoral dissertation.. A Vital, Much-Needed Book. In many ways, this is a brilliant book with a brilliant starting point. Tragically, "Western" GLBT history, after the ancient Greeks & Romans, is bound-up with homophobia. Worse, homophobia was and often still is officially sanctioned. Sexual & loving personal details are much less public and reported than, say, battles and the reigns of kings. So until recently, most of what's written in Europe and North A. Interesting (Though Often Horrific) Survey Byrne Fone, in Homophobia A History, looks at exactly what the title states. It is the perfect book for those interested in a first look at the subject of homosexuality through the ages in European and American culture. It is neither particulary scholary or exhaustive and while each of the specific topics (such as literature) or eras (such as medieval) is covered more thouroughly elsewhere, this book provid
Greenberg's Construction of Homosexuality and Jonathan Ned Katz's Gay/Lesbian Almanac, as well as other books and articlesAFone's compendium of social intolerance argues that, despite social progress, hating homosexuals is "the last acceptable prejudice." The litany of horrorsAbiblical condemnation, slander, whipping, imprisonment, drowning, garroting and castrationAis chilling, yet even more disturbing is the author's contention that violence against homosexuals has been central to Western culture. Drawing upon accepted classics of gay studiesAJohn Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality, David F. Still, at a time when the word "homophobia" is dismissed by many as politically correct rhetoric, Fone's work remains a powerful introduction to the undeniable historical impact of the attitudes it describes. Also problematic is the book's failure to address the violence p