Abstract
The subtitle to Bernadette Brooten's new book, Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism, reveals much more of her subject matter than does the main title. As Brooten acknowledges, her study brings forward little new evidence about love between women and primarily analyzes ideology about female homoeroticism. But the subtitle also understates the actual scope of the book. While calling her book a study of early Christian traditions, Brooten has in fact cast her net much wider and provided an extensive analysis of evidence about attitudes toward female homoeroticism in the Greco-Roman world including early Jewish traditions. For a complete reprint of this article contact Haworth Press by telephone (1-800-HAWORTH) or EMAIL (getinfo@haworthpressinc.com). Article copyright The Haworth Press, Inc.