I recently came across a book titled: “The Manly Eunuch: Masculinity, Gender Ambiguity, and Christian Ideology in Late Antiquity” by Mathew Keufler. I have only read excerpts from this book, but it brought to my attention the historical and religious importance of Eunuchs, also called “Holy Tranvestites”. Apparently the removal of a man’s testicals helped to rid men of immoral behavior and make them closer to God. Did this practice threaten Roman notions of masculinity, and therefore indirectly contribute to the rise of Patriarchy?
Also, before Patriarchy, Matriarchy must have been the rule of the day. Can anyone enlighten me on accepted gender roles within Matriarchal societies?
by Admin on July 17, 2007
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The sole existing recording is of castrato singer documents the sole existing recording of poor quality and was never trained for the last famous italian castrato giovanni velluti died in 1861 the sistine chapel choir unfortunately the 18th.