The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
Eleanor Janega
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Positive
Mixed
Pan
The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
Eleanor Janega
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Those inclined to see our era as a feminist golden age will find a timely corrective in The Once and Future Sex, medieval historian Eleanor Janega’s accessible and entertaining study of how women were viewed in medieval society.
The text takes on the humorous, slightly irreverent tone of a popular humanities professor; misconceptions are skewered, and Janega’s points go down nice and easy, including her view that not a whole lot has changed. This book offers fresh, insightful takes on the medieval period from a feminine standpoint..
Janega... pays close attention to the ancient and medieval standards of beauty, many of which persist to this day.
Accessible, informative, and clear-sighted about the insidious workings of misogyny, this is a persuasive call for deconstructing the past to create a more equitable future..