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The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process

The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process

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Series: New Middle Ages

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryLiterary CriticismGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 134953627X
ISBN13: 9781349536276
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: Nov 19 2015
Pages: 223
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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