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- catalog abstract ""Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested, and verified. Kelly analyzes a variety of medieval Western European texts, including medical treatises and their classical antecedents, and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both female and male virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also explores examples from contemporary fiction, television, and film in which testing virginity is a theme."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11526757.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested, and verified. Kelly analyzes a variety of medieval Western European texts, including medical treatises and their classical antecedents, and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both female and male virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also explores examples from contemporary fiction, television, and film in which testing virginity is a theme."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Castitas/Virginitas -- 1. Hymenologies: The multiple signs of virginity -- 2. "Armour of proof": The virgin and the church in hagiography -- 3. "Love's traces": The lady and the test in vernacular romance -- 4. Oxymoronic bodies: Male virgins in hagiography and romance -- 5. Multiple virgins and contemporary virginities.".
- catalog extent "x, 197 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415221811".
- catalog isPartOf "Routledge research in medieval studies ; 2".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog subject "809/.93353 21".
- catalog subject "Christian hagiography History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Christian hagiography.".
- catalog subject "Christianity and literature Europe History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Literature, Medieval History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PN682.V56 K45 2000".
- catalog subject "Romances History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Virginity Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500.".
- catalog subject "Virginity in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Castitas/Virginitas -- 1. Hymenologies: The multiple signs of virginity -- 2. "Armour of proof": The virgin and the church in hagiography -- 3. "Love's traces": The lady and the test in vernacular romance -- 4. Oxymoronic bodies: Male virgins in hagiography and romance -- 5. Multiple virgins and contemporary virginities.".
- catalog title "Performing virginity and testing chastity in the Middle Ages / Kathleen Coyne Kelly.".
- catalog type "text".