Masculinity in the Reformation Era

by Susan C. Karant-Nunn

These essays add a unique perspective to studies that reconstruct the identity of manhood in early modern Europe, including France, Switzerland, Spain, and Germany. The authors examine the ways in which sixteenth- and seventeenth-century authorities, both secular and religious, labored to turn boys and men into the Christian males they desired. Topics include disparities among gender paradigms that early modern models prescribed and the tension...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931112762
• ISBN13: 9781931112765
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"