Chapter 8 The Bearded Woman and the Phenomenon of Hirsutism: Past and Present

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction 1
6. The Crucifixion as the Resurrection: The Volto Santo and the Triumphal Crucifix 9
7. Becoming Like Christ: Gender Integration, Imitation and Identification 19
8. The Origin of the Fiddler and the Legend of Gmünd 35
9. St. Ontkommer and St. Uncumber: Images from Holland and England 47
10. “Wilgefortis Sive Liberata”: The Bavarian Cult of the Female Crucifix in Neufahrn 63
11. The Kümmernis Chapel of Burghausen in Bavaria 81
12. St. Kummernus or St. Kümmernis in Tyrol 91
13. The Bearded Woman and the Phenomenon of Hirsutism: Past and Present 111
14. “Christa” and the Blending of Gender in Contemporary Society 127
15. Conclusion 137
16. Notes 139
17. Bibliography 155
18. Index 163