Byzantine gender
"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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- Full title :Byzantine gender / Leonora Neville.
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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 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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- 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 Seiten : : Illustrationen
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781641890168, 1641890169
- oclc:on1112141202
- Dewey Decimal:305.309
Table of Contents
"Byzantine" People: Powerful Women et Wimpy Men -- Medieval Roman Anthropology -- Gender et Virtue -- How did medieval Roman Women get so much done? -- Masculinity et Military Strength -- Change Over Time.
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