1st Edition

Questions of Gender in Byzantine Society

By Lynda Garland, Bronwen Neil Copyright 2013
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Gender was a key social indicator in Byzantine society, as in many others. While studies of gender in the western medieval period have appeared regularly in the past decade, similar studies of Byzantium have lagged behind. Masculine and feminine roles were not always as clearly defined as in the West, while eunuchs made up a 'third gender' in the imperial court. Social status indicators were also... Read more

Questions of Gender in Byzantine Society

Biography

Bronwen Neil is Senior Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Centre for Early Christian Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia; Lynda Garland is Head of the School of Humanities and Professor of Ancient and Medieval History at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.