TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neville,Leonora
TI  - Byzantine Gender
T2  - Past Imperfect
SN  - 9781641890168
U1  - 949.5 
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Leeds : 
PB  - ARC Humanities Press, 
KW  - Gender identity
KW  - Byzantine Empire
KW  - HISTORY / Medieval
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Eunuchs
KW  - Femininity
KW  - Gender
KW  - Masculinity
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. "Byzantine" People: Powerful Women and Wimpy Men --; Chapter 2. Medieval Roman Anthropology --; Chapter 3. Gender and Virtue --; Chapter 4. How Did Medieval Roman Women Get So Much Done? --; Chapter 5. Masculinity and Military Strength --; Chapter 6. Change Over Time --; Conclusion --; Further Reading; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781641890175?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781641890175
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781641890175/original
ER  -