Redefining Holy Maidenhood: Virginity and Lesbianism in Late Medieval England
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عنوان ژورنال: Medieval Feminist Newsletter
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1054-1004,2154-4042
DOI: 10.17077/1054-1004.1607