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Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

Jerome

Saint Jerome’s sophisticated communication

In the fourth century, Jerome masterfully recognized and displayed sophisticated communication. Readers & writers should appreciate rhetorical art. … Read the post Saint Jerome’s sophisticated communication

men to their health’s peril work only for beautiful women

Men risk their health by working too strenuously for sensuous delight with beautiful women. Jerome saw wisdom in Abishag warming David in bed. … Read the post men to their health’s peril work only for beautiful women

men will love: Jerome desired chorus girls in the desert

Even as an austere desert hermit, Saint Jerome imagined chorus girls. Men need God to save them from love for women becoming gyno-idolatry. … Read the post men will love: Jerome desired chorus girls in the desert

Jerome to Eustochium on shameful and ashamed women

Jerome’s letter to Eustochium described shameful whoring, arrogant, vicious widows, & women, ashamed of their femininity, pretending to be eunuchs. … Read the post Jerome to Eustochium on shameful and ashamed women

Jerome & Augustine valued men’s sexuality against Galli servants

In ancient Roman religion, Attis & castrated men Galli served the Great Mother goddess Cybele. Jerome and Augustine condemned this ritual gender oppression. … Read the post Jerome & Augustine valued men’s sexuality against Galli servants

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