Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bloomsbury,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
207 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-192) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: gender in medieval culture -- The social world: law, medicine, & science -- The expected ideal: marriage and virginity -- The unexpected actuality: "deviance" & transgression -- The gendered Christ: sexuality and religion -- The political sphere: power, labor, and economics.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Sex roles were clearly defined in the medieval world although there were exceptions to the rules, and this book examines both the commonplace world view and the exceptions to it. The volume looks not only at the social and economic considerations of gender but also the religious and legal implications, arguing that both ecclesiastical and secular laws governed behaviour. The book covers key topics, including femininity and masculinity and how medieval society constructed these terms; sexuality and sex; transgressive sexualities such as homosexuality, adultery, and chastity; and the gendered body of Christ, including the idea of Jesus as mother and affective spirituality.