Piotr O. Scholz, Universities of Lodz and Bonn, is the author of several books on ancient Egypt and cultural history
Preface
vii
Sexuality and Emasculation---or Longing for Paradise
1
(30)
In the Beginning Were the Gods
31
(32)
``Sacred Kingship'' and Its Consequences
63
(30)
Eunuchs in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds
93
(32)
The Emperor of China and His Eunuchs
125
(34)
``Chastity of the Angels'': Sexuality in Early Christianity
159
(34)
From the Origins of Islam to the Topkapi Seraglio
193
(42)
Emasculated Heroes of the Western Middle Ages
235
(22)
From the ``Waning of the Middle Ages'' to the Witch Trials of the Early Modern Period
257
(14)
Voices of the Angels: The Papal Castrati and the Birth of Opera
271
(20)
Epilogue
291
(8)
Notes
299
(12)
Bibliography
311
(10)
Index of Names
321
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