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