Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500-1800 |
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| Author:
| Cleminson, Richard
Garcia, Francisco Vazquez |
| Series title: | The Body, Gender and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84893-303-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this 'one-sex' model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe.
Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this 'one-sex' model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe.