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The perfect servant: eunuchs and the social construction of gender in Byzantium
Kathryn M. Ringrose
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page ix)
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Spelling Conventions for Greek Names (page xi)
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Acknowledgments (page xiii)
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Introduction Eunuchs of Byzantium: Context and Definition (page 1)
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PART I GENDER AS SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
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CHAPTER 1 The Language of Gender (page 33)
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CHAPTER 2 Byzantine Medical Lore and the Gendering of Eunuchs (page 51)
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CHAPTER 3 Gender Construction as Acculturation (page 67)
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CHAPTER 4 Making Sense of Tradition: Regendering Legendary Narratives (page 87)
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PART II BECOMING PROTAGONISTS
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CHAPTER 5 Passing the Test of Sanctity: Eunuchs and the Ecclesiastical World of Byzantium (page 111)
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CHAPTER 6 Transgressing Gender Boundaries: Eunuchs in Authority (page 128)
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CHAPTER 7 Transcending the Material World: Eunuchs and Angels (page 142)
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CHAPTER 8 Eunuchs at the Palace: Gendered Space and Confirmation of the Imperial Numen (page 163)
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CHAPTER 9 Social Reproduction and Integration (page 184)
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Conclusion Present and Past Perceptions of Gender (page 194)
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Appendix: Spelling Equivalents, Traditional and Reformed (page 213)
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Frequently Used Abbreviations (page 215)
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Notes (page 217)
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Bibliography (page 257)
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Index (page 287)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JHSex | 14.3 (Jul. 2005): 344-347 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3704660 |
AHR | 109.2 (Apr. 2004): 585-586 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3523403 |
JSocH | 38.2 (Winter 2004): 522-524 | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_social_history/v038/38.2tougher.html |
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Published: c2003
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
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