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Negotiating Clerical Identities : Priests, Monks and Masculinity in the Middle Ages / edited by J. Thibodeaux.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Genders and Sexualities in History, 2730-9487
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- Europe--History--476-1492.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Philosophy--History.
- Philosophy.
- History, Modern.
- Science--History.
- Science.
- European History.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Cultural History.
- History of Philosophy.
- Modern History.
- History of Science.
- Local Subjects:
- European History.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Cultural History.
- History of Philosophy.
- Modern History.
- History of Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Monastic masculinity : bridging secular and clerical identities
- pt. 2. Priestly masculinity : reconciling celibacy and sexuality
- pt. 3. Clerical masculinity : contested identities.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612997600
- 9781282997608
- 1282997602
- 9780230290464
- 0230290469
- OCLC:
- 696313953
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