Questions of Gender in Byzantine Society

Summary

Gender was a key social indicator in Byzantine society, as in many others. While studies of gender in the western medieval period have appeared regularly in the past decade, similar studies of Byzantium have lagged behind. Masculine and feminine roles were not always as clearly defined as in the West, while eunuchs made up a 'third gender' in the i

Product details

• Authors: Lynda Garland, Garland Lynda
• Assisted by: Bronwen Neil (Editor), Neil Bronwen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367601461
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60146-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Ancient History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE