Medieval Virginities
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
ISBN-10
0708317626
ISBN-13
9780708317624
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 14th, 2003
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
496 grams
Dimensions
14.30 x 21.70 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyGender studies, gender groupsSex & sexuality, sex manuals
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A collection of 12 scholarly studies analysing the change in the manifestations of the figure of the virgin in late medieval medical, legal, hagiographical and historical texts, with a comprehensive bibliography and detailed notes. 9 black-and-white illustrations.
This volume traces some of the specific manifestations of virginity in late medieval culture. It shows how virginity is represented in medical, legal, hagiographical and historical texts, as well as how the seductive but dangerous figure of the virgin affects the aims and objectives of these texts.
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