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  2. Perceptions of the female body in medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    Along with smell, a woman’s physical appearance was also indicative of her moral character. Outward physical beauty was a sign of high moral virtue, and physical ugliness was an indication of suspect morality. [6] However, even beautiful women were potentially dangerous, as they could entice men toward sexual sin.

  3. Women in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Female education (Medieval) Medieval literature (Women's) Medieval female sexuality; Prostitution (Middle Ages) Women artists (Medieval) Women in Judaism (Middle Ages) Women in science (Medieval) Timeline of women in medieval warfare; Clothing: Early medieval European dress; 1100–1200 in European fashion; 1200–1300 in European fashion

  4. Medieval female sexuality - Wikipedia

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    Medieval Christian writers recognized women's sexual pleasure and many thought that in order to conceive a child, a woman had to achieve orgasm. This belief came from the Galenic model of reproduction , which held that conception occurred due to the union of male and female "seed," both of which were emitted in response to sexual pleasure.

  5. Circassian beauty - Wikipedia

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    In 1856 The New York Times published a report entitled "Horrible Traffic in Circassian Women – Infanticide in Turkey", asserting that a consequence of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an excess of beautiful Circassian women on the Constantinople slave market, and that this was causing prices of slaves in general to plummet. [44]

  6. Medieval women's Christian mysticism - Wikipedia

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    The legitimacy of the medieval woman mystic was gained through partnership with the Catholic Church [13] and observed proof of physical suffering and deterioration. Medieval women mystics lived ascetic lives of severe fasting, abstinence, and isolation [14] lifestyle choices that became physically debilitating and in some instances resulted in death.

  7. Women in Anglo-Saxon society - Wikipedia

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    The study of the role of women in the society of early medieval England, or Anglo-Saxon England, is a topic which includes literary, history and gender studies.Important figures in the history of studying early medieval women include Christine Fell, and Pauline Stafford.

  8. Medieval aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    Medieval aesthetics refers to the general philosophy of beauty during the Medieval period.Although Aesthetics did not exist as a field of study during the Middle Ages, influential thinkers active during the period did discuss the nature of beauty and thus an understanding of medieval aesthetics can be obtained from their writings.

  9. Sheela na gig - Wikipedia

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    A sheela na gig is a figurative carving of a naked woman displaying an exaggerated vulva. These carvings, from the Middle Ages, are architectural grotesques found throughout most of Europe [ 1 ] [ 2 ] on cathedrals , castles , and other buildings.

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