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A Vindication of the RedheadIntroduction: “Hair is the woman’s glory”—Unless It’s Red

A Vindication of the Redhead: Introduction: “Hair is the woman’s glory”—Unless It’s Red [Currently only 1% to 2% of the world’s population consists of people with red hair. In the past, the percentage was even lower and was concentrated in a few ethnic groups like the Thracians in the sixth century BC, and the Scotts and Irish in the modern centuries. Perhaps because of the lack of universal presence, redheads have historically been regarded as the “Other.” Beginning with images of Satan and his hellish league as having red hairy bodies like goats, red hair, regardless of gender, has traditionally been associated with evil, deception, lasciviousness, and dissembling. The introduction provides a historical sweep of attitudes held by hegemonic populations toward individuals, groups, and genders with red hair. It also provides an overview of the subsequent chapters.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Vindication of the RedheadIntroduction: “Hair is the woman’s glory”—Unless It’s Red

Ayres, Brenda
Springer Journals — Jan 1, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-83514-9
Pages
1 –20
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-83515-6_1
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Abstract

[Currently only 1% to 2% of the world’s population consists of people with red hair. In the past, the percentage was even lower and was concentrated in a few ethnic groups like the Thracians in the sixth century BC, and the Scotts and Irish in the modern centuries. Perhaps because of the lack of universal presence, redheads have historically been regarded as the “Other.” Beginning with images of Satan and his hellish league as having red hairy bodies like goats, red hair, regardless of gender, has traditionally been associated with evil, deception, lasciviousness, and dissembling. The introduction provides a historical sweep of attitudes held by hegemonic populations toward individuals, groups, and genders with red hair. It also provides an overview of the subsequent chapters.]

Published: Jan 1, 2022

Keywords: Bible and red hair; Jezebel; Magdalenes; Red Jews; Anti-Semitism; Stereoptypes

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