Byzantine Gender by Leonora Neville

Byzantine Gender

Past Imperfect

Leonora Neville

106 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction gender history challenging informative medium-paced
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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 ho...

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