Byzantine gender

Byzantine gender

by Neville, Leonora Alice

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"Why were virtuous Byzantine women described as manly? Why were boys' bodies thought to be closer in constitution to those of women than adult men? Did Byzantines think eunuchs were men? This lively and personal book explains some key aspects of how people of the Medieval Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) conceived of men and women, masculinity and femininity, and proper behaviour for men and women. By laying bare fundamental ideas about how gender was defined and performed, Byzantine Gender enab…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Byzantine gender / Leonora Neville.

Summary

"Why were virtuous Byzantine women described as manly? Why were boys' bodies thought to be closer in constitution to those of women than adult men? Did Byzantines think eunuchs were men? This lively and personal book explains some key aspects of how people of the Medieval Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) conceived of men and women, masculinity and femininity, and proper behaviour for men and women. By laying bare fundamental ideas about how gender was defined and performed, Byzantine Gender enables readers to understand Byzantine society more fully. And by providing background information about Byzantine gender, it makes it easier to approach and appreciate the fascinating otherness of Byzantine culture."--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2019

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Arc Humanities Press
  • Place of Publication:Leeds [United Kingdom]
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

  • Description:100 pages : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781641890168, 1641890169
  • oclc:on1090685367
  • LC Classification:HQ1075.5.B97
  • Dewey Decimal:949.5

Table of Contents

"Byzantine" People: Powerful Women & Wimpy Men -- Medieval Roman Anthropology -- Gender & Virtue -- How did medieval Roman Women get so much done? -- Masculinity & Military Strength -- Change Over Time

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Subjects

Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire -- Civilization Byzantine Empire -- Social life and cus… Civilization Empire byzantin -- Civilisation Manners and customs Rôle selon le sexe -- Empire byzantin Sex role Sex role -- Byzantine Empire

Writers

Neville, Leonora Alice

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