Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 74
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Salih , Sarah, Anke Bernau and Ruth Evans
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  • Title: Introduction: Virginities and Virginity Studies [The three editors of "Medieval Virginities" briefly outline the current state of thinking about virginity in the Middle Ages in terms of themes and methodologies including feminism, gender studies, symbolism, and the monstrous. They also summarize the findings of the eleven essay published in the "Medieval Virginities" collection. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Medieval Virginities.  Edited by Anke Bernau, Ruth Evans, and Sarah Salih.  Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages series. University of Wales Press; University of Toronto Press, 2003.  Pages 1 - 13.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Gender Historiography Martyrs Virginity
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  • Author's Affiliation: Cardiff University, University of East Anglia, Norwich, University of Stirling, Scotland
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  • Year of Publication: 2003.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0802089607