Open AccessMujeres, cuerpos y literatura médica medieval en hebreo
Author(s) -
Carmen Caballero Navas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asclepio
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1988-3102
pISSN - 0210-4466
DOI - 10.3989/asclepio.2008.v60.i1.243
Subject(s) - hebrew , menstruation , health care , art , key (lock) , literature , classics , medicine , political science , law , computer science , computer security
This essay explores different views on the female body articulated within Hebrew medieval texts on women's health care. It also investigates whether texts also integrate women's own perceptions of their bodies, and of their needs and care. I have analysed how this genre of Hebrew literature understood two key issues in the construction of sexed bodies: menstruation and cosmetics.