Signs of Virginity: Testing Virgins and Making Men in Late Antiquity

by Michael Rosenberg

Although the theme of bloodied nuptial sheets seems pervasive in western culture, its association with female virginity is uniquely tied to a brief passage in the book of Deuteronomy detailing the procedure for verifying a young woman's purity; it seldom, if ever, appears outside of Abrahamic traditions. In Signs of Virginity, Michael Rosenberg examines the history of virginity testing in Judaism and early Christianity, and the relationship of these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190845899
• ISBN13: 9780190845896
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"