Liebe zwischen Frauen. Weibliche Homoerotik in hellenistisch-römischer Zeit und im frühen Christentum.

The book "Love between Women: Female Homoeroticism in Hellenistic-Roman Times and Early Christianity" by Bernadette J. Brooten discusses the topic of female homosexuality in antiquity. It shows that there is evidence of women-loving women in Greek and Roman literature, magical papyri, astrological and medical texts, as well as dream interpretation manuals, but they are mostly condemned, especially when they take an active role in homoerotic sexuality. The book also examines early Christian reactions to female homoeroticism from the New Testament to the Church Fathers of the 5th century. The author emphasizes that homoeroticism is not an invention of the 19th century and uses the term "female homoeroticism" instead of "lesbian love" to emphasize the historical difference. [Extracted from the article]