The medieval chastity belt : the myth-making process

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Title:

The medieval chastity belt : the myth-making process

Author:

Classen, Albrecht.

ISBN:

9781403975584

Personal Author:

Classen, Albrecht.

Publication Information:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

The new Middle Ages

Series Title:

The new Middle Ages

Subject Term:

Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500 -- Historiography.

Chastity belts -- Historiography.

Chastity in literature.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
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Summary

Summary

The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands.

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