Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros?
The paper studies terms describing cooks and cooking activities that are preserved in Byzantine literature and draw their origins from the ancient Greek literature as well as from biblical and theological texts. Despite some development regarding the preference to the term opsopoios and opsartytēs w...
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| description | The paper studies terms describing cooks and cooking activities that are preserved in Byzantine literature and draw their origins from the ancient Greek literature as well as from biblical and theological texts. Despite some development regarding the preference to the term opsopoios and opsartytēs without ceasing to use the term mageiros for the male cook, as well as the term demiourgos, only the latter is used for women to signal solely the preparation of pastries. It is proved that the conceptualization and connotations of the term mageiros, which are presented in detail, prevented its attribution to women. Further proof on the use of feminised masculine nouns for female professions or occupations in literature and the more concrete evidence on the services recorded in the typika of nunneries display the absolute abiding of the conscious avoidance of the term for women’s involvement in cooking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b0b3c703d5a4058b4f4d16d5de041ee2023-01-05T14:35:34ZdeuLodz University PressStudia Ceranea2084-140X2449-83782022-12-011224729910.18778/2084-140X.12.3215629Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros?Ilias Anagnostakis0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-1894Maria Leontsini1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-1012Institute of Historical Research, Section of Byzantine Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation (Athens), Vassileos Konstantinou 48, Athens 11635, GreeceInstitute of Historical Research, Section of Byzantine Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation (Athens) Vassileos Konstantinou 48, Athens 11635, GreeceThe paper studies terms describing cooks and cooking activities that are preserved in Byzantine literature and draw their origins from the ancient Greek literature as well as from biblical and theological texts. Despite some development regarding the preference to the term opsopoios and opsartytēs without ceasing to use the term mageiros for the male cook, as well as the term demiourgos, only the latter is used for women to signal solely the preparation of pastries. It is proved that the conceptualization and connotations of the term mageiros, which are presented in detail, prevented its attribution to women. Further proof on the use of feminised masculine nouns for female professions or occupations in literature and the more concrete evidence on the services recorded in the typika of nunneries display the absolute abiding of the conscious avoidance of the term for women’s involvement in cooking.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/15866byzantine mageiros and mageirissaopsopoios and opsartytēsbutcher and cookthe art of cookingopsartytikēgendered cookingwomen’s culinary activitiesfeminized masculine nounsmageiros in rules (typika) of monasteries and conventsfemale nouns for monastic duties |
| spellingShingle | Ilias Anagnostakis Maria Leontsini Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? Studia Ceranea byzantine mageiros and mageirissa opsopoios and opsartytēs butcher and cook the art of cooking opsartytikē gendered cooking women’s culinary activities feminized masculine nouns mageiros in rules (typika) of monasteries and convents female nouns for monastic duties |
| title | Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? |
| title_full | Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? |
| title_fullStr | Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? |
| title_short | Cook (mageiros) in Byzantium. Was there any Female mageiros? |
| title_sort | cook mageiros in byzantium was there any female mageiros |
| topic | byzantine mageiros and mageirissa opsopoios and opsartytēs butcher and cook the art of cooking opsartytikē gendered cooking women’s culinary activities feminized masculine nouns mageiros in rules (typika) of monasteries and convents female nouns for monastic duties |
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