The Medieval Vagina: An Historical and Hysterical Look at All

The Medieval Vagina: An Historical and Hysterical Look at All Things Vaginal During the Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages much like today, the vagina conjured fear and repulsion, yet it held an undeniable allure. In the Medieval Vagina, the authors explore this paradox while unearthing medieval myths, attitudes and contradictions surrounding this uniquely feminine and deeply mysterious organ. What euphemisms did medieval people have for the vagina? Did medieval women use birth control? How was rape viewed in the Middle Ages? How was the vagina incorporated into literature, poetry, music, and art? How did medieval women cope with menstruation? The Medieval Vagina delves into these topics, and others, while introducing the reader to a collection of fascinating medieval women â€“ Pope Joan, Lady Frances Howard, Margery Kempe, Sister Benedetta Carlini, and Chaucerâ€™s Wife of Bath â€“ who all shaped our view of the medieval vagina. The Medieval Vagina takes a quick-paced, humorous peek into the medieval world; a time when religious authority combined with newly-emerging science and medicine, classic literature, and folklore to form a deeply patriarchal society. It may have been a manâ€™s world, but the vagina triumphed over oppression and misogyny.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 43241-3366
IsAdultProduct 1
EANs 9781500267612
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	43241-3366
IsAdultProduct	1
EANs	9781500267612
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Medieval Vagina: An Historical and Hysterical Look at All Things Vaginal During the Middle Ages