Title The eunuch in Byzantine history and society / Shaun Tougher

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Routledge monographs in classical studies Routledge monographs in classical studies. Contents The eunuch in history : from antiquity to the twenty-first century -- Approaching eunuchs : attitudes, studies and problems -- Castration -- The court eunuchs of the later Roman empire -- Transformations : Byzantine court eunuchs, seventh to eleventh centuries AD -- Eunuchs and religion -- Images and identities of eunuchs -- The twilight of the Byzantine eunuch Summary The existence of eunuchs was one of the defining features of the Byzantine Empire. Covering the whole span of the history of the empire, from the€fourth to the€fifteenth centuries AD, Shaun Tougher presents a comprehensive survey of the history and roles of eunuchs, making use of extensive comparative material, such as from China, Persia and the Ottoman Empire, as well as about castrato singers of the eighteenth century of Enlightenment Europe, and self-castrating religious devotees such as the Galli of ancient Rome, early Christians, the Skoptsy of Russia and the Hijras of India. Th Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-228) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Eunuchs -- Byzantine Empire Medicine, Medieval. Eunuchism -- history Byzantium History, Early Modern 1451-1600 History, Medieval HISTORY. Medicine, Medieval Eunuchs Eunuch SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018483 Subject Byzantine Empire Byzantinisches Reich Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203866207 0203866207

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