Sheds new light on how masculinity was understood, lived, performed and viewed during a period of huge change. Premodern masculinity was multivalent and dynamic, a series of intersecting, conflicting, and mutating identities that nevertheless were distinct and recognizable to people and their societ...

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Other Authors:	Eisenbichler, Konrad 1949- (Editor), Murray, Jacqueline 1953- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY The Boydell Press 2024
Series:	Gender in the Middle Ages v. 23
Subjects:	Masculinity / Europe / History / To 1500
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	Sheds new light on how masculinity was understood, lived, performed and viewed during a period of huge change. Premodern masculinity was multivalent and dynamic, a series of intersecting, conflicting, and mutating identities that nevertheless were distinct and recognizable to people and their societies. The articles collected here examine a variety of means by which masculinity was constructed, deconstructed, and transformed across time, geographies, and cultures. Articles range across the twelfth to seventeenth century, from western Europe to the Volga-Ural region, from the Christian west to the Muslim east, from Ottomans to Mongols and Persians, from Baudri of Bourgueil to Blaise de Monluc; while topics include the chivalric hero, the effeminate man, beards, and spurs, represented variously in literature, historical documents, and art. Finally, in that period of great transformation that is the sixteenth century, they show how masculinity moved away from the traditional and recognizable to become something different and distinct from its premodern expressions
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 May 2024)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 222 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781805432548
DOI:	10.1017/9781805432548