Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Mujeres, cuerpos y literatura médica medieval en hebreo

2008; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 60; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Espanhol

10.3989/asclepio.2008.v60.i1.243

ISSN

1988-3102

Autores

Carmen Caballero Navas,

Tópico(s)

Archaeological and Historical Studies

Resumo

This essay explores different views on the female body articulated within Hebrew medieval texts on women's health care. It also investigates whether texts also integrate women's own perceptions of their bodies, and of their needs and care. I have analysed how this genre of Hebrew literature understood two key issues in the construction of sexed bodies: menstruation and cosmetics.

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