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Judging sexy women in late medieval France

Judging sexy women in late medieval France

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Judging sexy women in late medieval France

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Judging sexy women in late medieval France

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London: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Postmedieval a journal of medieval cultural studies, 2022-06, Vol.13 (1-2), p.81-104

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English

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London: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Blindfolded Lady Justice with her scales rarely features in modern representations of medieval European justice. Instead, it is the female sexual sinner bound to the stake for burning who dominates modern imaginings. This reflects a widespread perception of medieval criminal justice as committed to the fierce judicial repression of women, and of wo...

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Judging sexy women in late medieval France

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2724089439

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2724089439

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2040-5960

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2040-5979

DOI

10.1057/s41280-022-00227-1

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