Meanings of sex difference in the middle ages, the: medicine, science, and culture
Auteur :
Cadden, Joan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521483780
Date de publication :
31 mars 1995
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
450 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines how scientific ideas about sex differences in the later Middle Ages participated in the broader culture's assumptions about gender. Cadden discusses how medieval natural philosophical theories and medical notions about reproduction and sexual impulses and experiences intersected with ideas about the roles of men and women.