The Medieval Chastity Belt
A Myth-Making Process| By: | A. Classen |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781403975584 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780230603097 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2007 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.