was published. Continuing Boswell's line of research, it served as a defense of his thesis, confirming that, a very long period, formal amatory unions, conjugal, elective and indissoluble, between two members of the same sex were made in Europe, publicly recognised and consecrated in churches through Christian ritual." See also Homosexuality in ancient Rome Notes References Citations Bibliography 1990s LGBT literature 1994 non-fiction books American non-fiction books Books about same-sex marriage Books by John Boswell English-language books LGBT literature in the United States Books about LGBT history Villard (imprint) books