Signs of Virginity: Testing Virgins and Making Men in Late Antiquity by Michael Rosenberg

Signs of Virginity: Testing Virgins and Making Men in Late Antiquity

Michael Rosenberg

328 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative medium-paced
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Although the theme of bloodied nuptial sheets seems pervasive in western culture, its association with female virginity is uniquely tied to a brief passage in the book of Deuteronomy detailing the procedure for verifying a young woman's purity; it...

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