TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sauer,Michelle M.
TI  - Gender in Medieval Culture
SN  - 9781441121608
AV  - HQ1147.E6 -- .S28 2015eb 
U1  - 305.40942/01 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
KW  - Women -- England -- History -- To 1500
KW  - Women -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500
KW  - Sex role -- England -- History -- To 1500
KW  - Sex role -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- HalfTitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A note on texts -- INTRODUCTION Gender in medieval culture -- CHAPTER ONE The social world: Law, medicine, and science -- Rape and raptus -- Medicine, science, gender, and sexuality -- Biology and reproduction -- Medicine + philosophy + theology -- Fertility control -- Disease and illness -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER TWO The expected ideal: Marriage and virginity -- Virginity -- Widow(er)hood -- Chaste marriage -- Marriage -- CHAPTER THREE The unexpected actuality: "Deviance" and transgression -- Prostitution -- Masturbation and nocturnal emission -- Castration -- Cross-dressing -- Homosexuality -- Hermaphrodites -- Monsters -- CHAPTER FOUR The gendered Christ: Sexuality and religion -- (Religious) masculinity -- (Religious) femininity -- The fluidity of Christ -- A third gender? Possibilities and conclusions -- CHAPTER FIVE The political sphere: Power, labor, and economics -- Medieval queenship -- Brewsters -- Guilds -- Female medical practitioners -- Notes -- Further reading -- Glossary -- Index
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