Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 13316
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Green , Monica H.
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  • Title: The "De genecia" Attributed to Constantine the African [the author argues that "De Genecia," the women's medical text attributed by Peter the Deacon to Constantine the African, is in fact a text that begins "De Genitalibus membris" and is a translation of a portion of al-Majusi's medical text known in Latin as the "Pantegni;" the gynecological text "De Passionibus mulierum," a collection of diseases and remedies, was attributed to Constantine but in fact shows no evidence connecting it with his circle at Monte Cassino; the Appendix presents an edition of the Latin medical text, "De Genitalibus membris"].
  • Source: Women's Healthcare in the Medieval West: Texts and Contexts.  Edited by Monica H. GreenVariorum Collected Studies Series, 680.  Ashgate Publishing, 2000.  Pages 299 - 323. Originally published in Speculum (Full Text via JSTOR) 62, 2 (April 1987): 299-323. Link Info
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  • Article Type: Edition of Text;Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Arabic Influences Constantine the African, Translator- De Genecia Constantine the African, Translator- De Genitalibus Membris De Passionibus Mulierum, Medical Compilation Editing Texts Gynecology Latin Literature Medicine Translation
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 11-12
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  • Year of Publication: 2000.
  • Language: English;Latin
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0860788261