Medieval Virginities

Medieval Virginities
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 0802086373
ISBN-13 : 9780802086372
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Book Synopsis Medieval Virginities by : Ruth Evans

Download or read book Medieval Virginities written by Ruth Evans and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variety of subjects and disciplines represented here testify both to the elusiveness of virginity and to its lasting appeal and importance. Medieval Virginities shows how virginity's inherent ambiguity highlights the problems, contradictions and discontinuities lurking within medieval ideologies.


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