ISBN:
9780226059907
,
0226059901
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (ix, 298 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Evans, Robert C. [Rezension von: Bloch, R. Howard, Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love] 1993
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bloch, R. Howard Medieval misogyny and the invention of Western romantic love
DDC:
305.40902
Keywords:
Women History
;
Middle Ages, 500-1500
;
Social history Medieval, 500-1500
;
Misogyny History
;
Europe
;
Patriarchy History
;
Europe
;
Love History
;
Femmes Histoire
;
500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
;
Misogynie Histoire
;
Europe
;
Patriarcat (Sociologie) Histoire
;
Europe
;
Amour Histoire
;
Social history Medieval, 500-1500
;
Misogyny History
;
Patriarchy History
;
Love History
;
Women History Middle Ages, 500-1500
;
Social history
;
Women
;
Love
;
Misogyny
;
Patriarchy
;
Social history ; Medieval
;
Women ; Middle Ages
;
Vrouwenhaat
;
Liefde
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Women's Studies
;
History
;
Europe
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from--or antidote to--ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Through analyses of a broad range of patristic and medieval texts, Bloch explores the Christian construction of gender in which the flesh is feminized, the feminine is aestheticized, and aesthetics are condemned in theological terms. Tracing the underlying theme of virginity from the Church
Note:
Spine title: Medieval misogyny & the invention of Western romantic love. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-290) and index. - Description based on print version record
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