The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

by Eleanor Janega

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What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what's shifted over time--and what hasn't.

Enshrined medieval thinkers, almost always male, subscribed to a blend of classical Greek and Roman philosophy and Christian theology...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1324074469

ISBN13:9781324074465

Release Date:January 2024

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.3"

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