Clothes Make the Man : Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe.

Clothes Make the Man : Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe.

In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, which record interpretations of sartorial attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and also illustrate, mainly through t...

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Main Author: Hotchkiss, Valerie R., 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:New Middle Ages.
Subjects:
500-1500
Cross-dressing > Europe > History > Sources.
Costume > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Women > Europe > History.
Men's clothing > Europe > Psychological aspects.
Costume > Europe > Religious aspects.
Costume > Symbolic aspects > Europe.
Christianity and culture > Europe.
Civilization, Medieval.
Christianity and culture
Civilization, Medieval
Costume > Medieval
Costume > Religious aspects
Costume > Symbolic aspects
Cross-dressing
Men's clothing > Psychological aspects
Women
Europe
History
Sources
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