Performing virginity and testing chastity in the Middle Ages
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Word Count
49,250 words, Guess
Page Count
197 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44731M
- ISBN-100415221811
- OCLC Control Number52099847
- OCLC Control Number41951288
- OCLC Control Numberperformingvirgin00kell
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99040601
- LibraryThing6322782
- Goodreads3583374
Classifications
- DDC809/.93353
- LCCPN682.V56 K45 2000
Description
"Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested, and verified. Kelly analyzes a variety of medieval Western European texts, including medical treatises and their classical antecedents, and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both female and male virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also explores examples from contemporary fiction, television, and film in which testing virginity is a theme."--Jacket.
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Series Statement
- Routledge research in medieval studies ;
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