Byzantine Gender by Leonora Neville

Past Imperfect

Byzantine Gender

Leonora Neville

106 pages paperback

1 edition

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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