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Record Number:
8184
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Ferroul , Yves.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Abelard's Blissful Castration
Source:
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages. Edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Bonnie Wheeler. Garland Publishing, 1997. Pages 129 - 149.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Abelard, Peter, Philosopher
Castration
Masculinity
Monasticism
Sexuality
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
12
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
This essay asserts that misunderstandings about the facts of Abelard's sexual mutilation have clouded analysis of his rejection of marriage, his claustration, and his views of male sexuality and masculinity. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing at http://www.garlandpub.com].
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Lille III
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1997.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815328362