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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neville, Leonora Alice, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Byzantine" people : powerful women and wimpy men
  • Medieval roman anthropology
  • Gender and virtue
  • How did medieval Roman women get so much done?
  • Masculinity and military strength
  • Change over time.