Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500-1800 Contributor(s): Garcia, Francisco Vazquez (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848933029 ISBN-13: 9781848933026 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
Dewey: 306.768 |
LCCN: 2012361377 |
Series: Body, Gender and Culture |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.09 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this 'one-sex' model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe. |