Medieval Chastity Belt: The Myth-making Process (The New Middle Ages): A Myth-Making Process

by Albrecht Classen (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $153.12

  The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands.