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 Empire) conceived of men and women, masculinity and femininity, and proper behaviour for men and women. By laying bare fundamental ideas about how gender was defined and performed, Byzantine Gender enables readers to understand Byzantine society more fully. And by providing background information about Byzantine gender, it makes it easier to approach and appreciate the fascinating otherness of Byzantine culture.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2019
Copyrightjahr
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-016-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-017-5
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Past Imperfect
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
106
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Contents Kein Zugriff
List of Illustrations Kein Zugriff
Chapter 1 – “Byzantine” People: Powerful Women and Wimpy Men Kein Zugriff Seiten 5 - 22
Chapter 2 – Medieval Roman Anthropology Kein Zugriff Seiten 23 - 32
Chapter 3 – Gender and Virtue Kein Zugriff Seiten 33 - 58
Chapter 4 – How Did Medieval Roman Women Get So Much Done? Kein Zugriff Seiten 59 - 78
Chapter 5 – Masculinity and Military Strength Kein Zugriff Seiten 79 - 86
Chapter 6 – Change Over Time Kein Zugriff Seiten 87 - 92
