Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500–1800

by Richard Cleminson

Early modern European thought held that men and women were essentially the same, with social forces creating their differences. Such a view made the existence of hermaphrodites easy to accept. 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, and with concurrent ideas in Latin America.

Genres: Nonfiction

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2013

Reviews

[Iñaki Tofiño]

Magnífica investigación que analiza nociones complejas desde el punto de vista de la época sin caer en presentismos que, en ocasiones, pueden oscurecer nuestra percepción de la sexualidad de nuestros antepasados. Realmente interesante.

[Tomás Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5