The perfect servant : eunuchs and the social construction of gender in Byzantium /
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| Author / Creator: | Ringrose, Kathryn M. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. |
| Description: | xiv, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 2 has original dust jacket. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4895082 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations Spelling Conventions for Greek Names
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Gender as Social Construct
- Chapter 1. The Language of Gender
- Chapter 2. Byzantine Medical Lore and the Gendering of Eunuchs
- Chapter 3. Gender Construction as Acculturation
- Chapter 4. Making Sense of Tradition: Regendering Legendary Narratives
- Part II. Becoming Protagonists
- Chapter 5. Passing the Test of Sanctity: Eunuchs and the Ecclesiastical World of Byzantium
- Chapter 6. Trangressing Gender Boundaries Eunuchs in Authority
- Chapter 7. Transcending the Material World: Eunuchs and Angles
- Chapter 8. Eunuchs at the Palace: Gendered Space and Confirmation of the Imperial Numen
- Chapter 9. Social Reproduction and Integration Conclusion Present and Past Perceptions of Gender
