num_pages: 233
description: The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands.
language: English
title: The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process
titlecomplete: The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process (The New Middle Ages)
ratings_count: 3
series: The New Middle Ages
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan