Perfect Servant Eunuchs and the Social Construction of Gender in Byzantium
ISBN-10: 0226720152
ISBN-13: 9780226720159
Edition: 2003
List price: $60.00
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Book details
List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English
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| List of Illustrations Spelling Conventions for Greek Names | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Gender as Social Construct | |
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| The Language of Gender | |
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| Byzantine Medical Lore and the Gendering of Eunuchs | |
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| Gender Construction as Acculturation | |
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| Making Sense of Tradition: Regendering Legendary Narratives | |
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| Becoming Protagonists | |
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| Passing the Test of Sanctity: Eunuchs and the Ecclesiastical World of Byzantium | |
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| Trangressing Gender Boundaries Eunuchs in Authority | |
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| Transcending the Material World: Eunuchs and Angles | |
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| Eunuchs at the Palace: Gendered Space and Confirmation of the Imperial Numen | |
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| Social Reproduction and Integration Conclusion Present and Past Perceptions of Gender | |
