The History of Sexuality: 4: Confessions of the Flesh

The History of Sexuality: 4: Confessions of the Flesh - Michel Foucault

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"It is ironic, a paradox that Foucault, the enemy of the Christian faith, he fully explains the nature and purpose of marriage in his fourth volume of the history of sexuality. I went through bible college and grad school and no conservative Christian could explain to me the nature and purpose of marriage. God uses strange people to speak the truth. Foucault fully explains the purpose of marriage according to traditional Christian teaching, it is to limit sexual desires. Foucault is an interesting philosopher, he was fascinated with the connection between sex and death. I have a better understanding of sex and sexuality after reading Foucault. I look forward to reading more of Foucault’s books." - Goodreads Reviewer

The final major work by one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century

In the fourth and final volume of his far-reaching and influential study of human sexuality, Foucault turns his attention to early Christianity, exploring how ancient ideas of pleasure were modified into the notion of the 'flesh'. Ranging over marriage, procreation and the concept of virginity as a divine state, Foucault brilliantly shows how a fledgling religion altered and defined the Western history of desire. Confessions of the Flesh brings to a conclusion one of the twentieth century's seminal works.

'A thinker of immense power ... posing questions that still perplex us' The Times Literary Supplement

'Required reading ... The appearance of the fourth volume is the most significant event in the world of Foucault scholarship in 20 years ... Essential' Los Angeles Review of Books