The Medieval Chastity Belt

A. Classen

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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The 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.

ISBN-13
9781349536276
ISBN-10
134953627X
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
Publication date
2015-11-19
Pages
223
Dimensions
216x140x