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Athens: National Hellenic Research Foundation, 2019. Conference Preceedings. In English. Soft cover, 24 cm, 408 pp.; net weight 1050 gr. ISBN: 978-960-9538-88-6.Μodern trends in historical research, without neglecting the systematic examination of sources, seek at the same time research tools that will allow scholars to fully put the "homo byzantinus" in his real dimensions in the society to which he belongs. Gender studies constitute one of these research tools. According to a well-expressed definition, "the concept of gender as a research tool in historical studies refers to the differences between men and women created by societies and not to their different biological characteristics". Women from any social status and background are present in the Byzantine sources. However, their image is incomplete and full of stereotypes, based on established clichés and seen through the perspective of mostly male writers.
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