From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia
This paper aims to contribute to the cultural history of late antique embryology and gynaecology, by focusing on the historian John Lydus (ca. AD 490 – ca. 565). In an overview of his numerous passages on gynaecology, we show that he had a coherent view on these sciences. We shall contextualise the...
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This paper aims to contribute to the cultural history of late antique embryology and gynaecology, by focusing on the historian John Lydus (ca. AD 490 – ca. 565). In an overview of his numerous passages on gynaecology, we show that he had a coherent view on these sciences. We shall contextualise the interest of John of Lydia in a subject matter which is ostensibly far removed from his historical interests, by taking into consideration three factors: 1) the legal context of imperial policy, 2) the function of gynaecology in John’s historical thinking, and 3) the personal concerns of the author.
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| spelling | doaj.art-43fa1c59cda643e3b4fb40c3ac5eff082024-02-09T16:14:55ZengUniversidade de AveiroÁgora0874-54982183-43342021-06-0123.110.34624/agora.v0i23.1.25030From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of LydiaRaf Praet This paper aims to contribute to the cultural history of late antique embryology and gynaecology, by focusing on the historian John Lydus (ca. AD 490 – ca. 565). In an overview of his numerous passages on gynaecology, we show that he had a coherent view on these sciences. We shall contextualise the interest of John of Lydia in a subject matter which is ostensibly far removed from his historical interests, by taking into consideration three factors: 1) the legal context of imperial policy, 2) the function of gynaecology in John’s historical thinking, and 3) the personal concerns of the author. https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/agora/article/view/25030John Lydussixth-century historiographynumber symbolismJustinian’s lawsstudy of originsJulius Caesar |
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| title | From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia |
| title_full | From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia |
| title_fullStr | From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia |
| title_full_unstemmed | From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia |
| title_short | From the Womb to the Page: Gynaecology and History in John of Lydia |
| title_sort | from the womb to the page gynaecology and history in john of lydia |
| topic | John Lydus sixth-century historiography number symbolism Justinian’s laws study of origins Julius Caesar |
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