LEADER 03410nam 22009255 450 001 9910970715703321 005 20240307121104.0 010 $a9786611361709 010 $a9781281361707 010 $a1281361704 010 $a9780230603097 010 $a0230603092 024 7 $a10.1057/9780230603097 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342481 035 $a(EBL)308261 035 $a(OCoLC)314776153 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001659489 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16439165 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001659489 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14990176 035 $a(PQKB)10317765 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-230-60309-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC308261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL308261 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10171502 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL136170 035 $a(Perlego)3507427 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342481 100 $a20151203d2007 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Medieval Chastity Belt $eA Myth-Making Process /$fby A. Classen 205 $a1st ed. 2007. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) 225 1 $aThe New Middle Ages,$x2945-5944 311 0 $a9781349536276 311 0 $a134953627X 311 0 $a9781403975584 311 0 $a1403975582 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Chastity Belt: Fiction and Truth According to Scholarship and Popular Opinion. A Case Study of the History of Myth-Making: Introduction; 2 Modern and Medieval Myth-Making; 3 Another Myth: The Jus primae noctis, or the Droit du cuissage (Droit du seigneur); 4 The Nature of Myths Revisited; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands. 410 0$aThe New Middle Ages,$x2945-5944 606 $aSex 606 $aEurope$xHistory$xTo 476 606 $aSocial history 606 $aCivilization$xHistory 606 $aLiterature, Medieval 606 $aEurope$xHistory$x476-1492 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aHistory of Ancient Europe 606 $aSocial History 606 $aCultural History 606 $aMedieval Literature 606 $aHistory of Medieval Europe 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aEurope$xHistory$xTo 476. 615 0$aSocial history. 615 0$aCivilization$xHistory. 615 0$aLiterature, Medieval. 615 0$aEurope$xHistory$x476-1492. 615 14$aGender Studies. 615 24$aHistory of Ancient Europe. 615 24$aSocial History. 615 24$aCultural History. 615 24$aMedieval Literature. 615 24$aHistory of Medieval Europe. 676 $a391.4/4 700 $aClassen$b Albrecht$016691 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970715703321 996 $aThe Medieval Chastity Belt$94327275 997 $aUNINA