Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500–1800
Author | : Francisco Vazquez Garcia |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317321187 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317321189 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500–1800 written by Francisco Vazquez Garcia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. 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.