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Record Number:
9123
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Bullough , Vern L.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Cross Dressing and Gender Role Change in the Middle Ages [while female cross dressing is not uncommon in medieval saints' lives, there was apparently much less tolerance for male cross dressers given the less powerful role of women].
Source:
Handbook of Medieval Sexuality. Edited by Vern L. Bullough and James A. Brundage. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities vol. 1696. Garland Publishing, 1996. Pages 223 - 242.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Cross Dressing
Gender
Hagiography
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Geographic Area:
General
Century:
General
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1996.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815312873