Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500}}}1800 [Hardcover]

Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this one-sex model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe.Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same. During the seventeenth century, medical and legal arguments began to turn against this one-sex model, with hermaphroditism seen as a medieval superstition. This book traces this change in Iberia in comparison to the earlier shift in thought in northern Europe.

This excellent book by Cleminson and V?zquez Garc?a opens up new avenues for on-going research, offers a wellinformed survey on the topic, and is a model for future advancement.

- Carles Guti?rrez-Sanfeliu, The University of Queensland

Introduction: Sex, Gender And Historicity; Chapter 1 Marvels, Monsters and Prodigies: Hermaphrodites as Natural Phenomena in Spain, 15001700; Chapter 2 Sexual Transgression and Hermaphroditism: The New World and Imperial Subjectivity; Chapter 3 The Expulsion of the Marvellous: The Decline of the One-Sex Model, 17501830; Chapter 4 Hermaphroditism in Portugal; conclusion Conclusion;Richard Cleminson, Francisco V?zquez Garc?aUS? Richard Cleminson and Francisco V?zquez Garc?a 2013