Byzantine Gender(English, Paperback, Neville Leonora)

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Byzantine Gender(English, Paperback, Neville Leonora) is written by Neville Leonora and published by Arc Humanities Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1641890169 (ISBN 10) and 9781641890168 (ISBN 13).

Why were virtuous Byzantine women described as manly? Why were boys' bodies thought to be closer in constitution to those of women than adult men? Did Byzantines think eunuchs were men? This lively and personal book explains some key aspects of how people of the Medieval Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) conceived of men and women, masculinity and femininity, and proper behaviour for men and women. By laying bare fundamental ideas about how gender was defined and performed, Byzantine Gender enables readers to understand Byzantine society more fully. And by providing background information about Byzantine gender, it makes it easier to approach and appreciate the fascinating otherness of Byzantine culture.