Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500-1800

"Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same, with social forces creating their differences. Such a view made the existence of hermaphrodites easy to accept. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this "one-sex" model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe, and with concurrent ideas in Latin America."--Publishers website

Year

2013

Language

English

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Editions

5

Pages

224

ISBN

9781781443903

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