Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 5030
Author(s): Clifton, James,
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Title : Gender and Shame in Masaccio's "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" ["Here both gestures - Eve in covering her erogenous zones, Adam in leaving his exposed and in covering only his face - suggest that, in conformity with Italian mores, it is only the woman's sexuality that is at issue and that the sin associated with her sexuality dishonours the man. Adam's exposure does not dishonour him; rather it serves to draw the insistent distinction between men and women, fundamental to the honour-shame paradigm, which is manifested most recognizably in anatomy." (Page 650)].
Source: Art History , 22., 5 (December 1999):  Pages 637 - 655.
Year of Publication: 1999.
2. Record Number: 8521
Author(s): Higgins, Sydney.
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Title : Playing the Serpent: Devil, Virgin, or Mythical Beast? [The author briefly traces the development of representations of the serpent in the Garden of Eden in the later Middle Ages. First it was a natural-looking snake, then a winged monster, and finally it had a woman's head and chest on top of a snake's body. Higgins goes on to consider the depiction of the serpent in plays, specifically the Cornish "Ordinalia" (midfourteenth century) and "The Creation of the World" (midsixteenth century). Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: European Medieval Drama , 2., ( 1998):  Pages 207 - 214.
Year of Publication: 1998.
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Title : Sarcophagus, detail, Suffering of Job and Temptation of Adam and Eve
Source: European Medieval Drama , 2., ( 1998):
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Title : Hildesheim Doors
Source: European Medieval Drama , 2., ( 1998):
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