Byzantine Gender by Neville, Leonora

Byzantine Gender (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781641890168)

Vendor: Leonora Neville
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Format: Paperback
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Byzantine Gender by Neville, Leonora

Byzantine Gender

$17.95
Byzantine Gender by Neville, Leonora

Byzantine Gender

$17.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Leonora Neville
ISBN-10: 1641890169
ISBN-13: 9781641890168
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2019
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.30w x 0.30d
By Leonora Neville
By Leonora Neville
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Leonora Neville =============== Leonora Neville studies Byzantine culture and society, and is the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Her work focuses on medieval history writing, authority, gender, and the importance of the classical past for Byzantine culture.

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