Medieval Virginities

Zusammenfassung 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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anke Salih Bernau
• Collaboration: Anke Bernau (Editeur), Bernau Anke (Editeur), Ruth Evans (Editeur), Evans Ruth (Editeur), Sarah Salih (Editeur)
• Edition: University of Wales Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 14.07.2003
• EAN: 9780708317624
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1762-4
• Pages: 296
• Thèmes: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages; Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire culturelle; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction, medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Sex and sexuality: advice and issues, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Virginities