i am doing some research on gender roles in early modern europe (1450-1600), particularly spain

[arely staircase]

the two specific areas i'm interested in are sexual expectations of women vs men (virginity/fidelity, etc.) as well as sexual aspects of the "Ecstasies" of "holy women" of the time, both in Spain and its American Colonies.

any suggestions? i need publications by academic periodicals or books. i am not looking for gender studies per se (but any that fit the bill, i'd like to see), but more social histories by feminist historians. here is what I have now, which has been helpful:

Women in the Inquisition: Spain and the New World
Mary E. Giles

Gender and Disorder in Early Modern Seville
Mary Elizabeth Perry

A compilation by Hoberman and Socolo which includes a good feminist perspective of Female Religious in Spanish Colonial America.

Anyway, any suggestions are appreciated.

[pansypoo53219]

1. the decameron?

that has a range of stories. GOOD BOOK to read as well. read a deco version(best translation). so good, i have 2 more versions.

[tishaLA]

2. There's a pretty good book called Queering the Renaissance you might want to look at

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and the work of Valerie Traub--I think that's the right name--will probably be useful to you, although her work is primarily in British women and sexuality IIRC. Also, Premodern Sexualities by Louise Frankenberg (ed) has some good stuff. I'd think that some of the feminist interventions in The Book of Margery Kempe, and particularly those that deal with sexuality in the text, could also be useful to you.

The journal GLQ (the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies) had an issue about early modern sexualities many years ago (I'm thinking 9 or 10) that might also be useful. And a book called Women, Race, and Writing in the Early Modern Period might also be helpful. Or not.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.