Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages (Routledge Research in Medieval Studies) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
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| Management number | 219233229 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $22.19 | Model Number | 219233229 | ||
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This book challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified. Kelly analyses 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 male and female virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also makes a comparative study of examples from contemporary fiction, television and film in which testing virginity is a theme. Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages presents a compelling and provocative study of the parodox of bodily and spiritual integrity as both presence and absence. Read more
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| ISBN13 | 978-1134737550 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 585 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 210 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Part of series | Routledge Research in Medieval Studies |
| Publication date | November 1, 2002 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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