Women In Medieval Society

Author : Susan Mosher Stuard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512807295

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Women in Medieval History and Historiography by Susan Mosher Stuard Pdf

What was the status of women in the Middle Ages? How have women fared in the hands of historians? And, what is the current state of research about women in the Middle Ages? Susan Mosher Stuard addresses these questions in a collection of essays that delve in to the history and historiography of women in medieval England, France, Italy, and Germany. Contributors include Barbara Hanawalt, Diane Owen Hughes, Suzanne Wemple, Denise Kaiser, and Martha Howell. One of the most interesting observations made in Women in Medieval History and Historiography is the way in which the history of women in each country has followed a distinct course that is in rhythm with other concerns of national historical writing. Women in Medieval History and Historiography will interest historians, scholars of women's studies, and medievalists.

Author : Susan Mosher Stuard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812207675

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Women in Medieval Society by Susan Mosher Stuard Pdf

Early medieval women exercised public roles, rights, and responsibilities. Women contributed through their labor to the welfare of the community. Women played an important part in public affairs. They practiced birth control through abortion and infanticide. Women committed crimes and were indicted. They owned property and administered estates. The drive toward economic growth and expansion abroad rested on the capacity of women to staff and manage economic endeavors at home. In the later Middle Ages, the social position of women altered significantly, and the reasons why the role of women in society tended to become more restrictive are examined in these essays.

Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Brighter Child
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0872265692

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Women in Medieval Times by Fiona Macdonald Pdf

Looks at the lives and social conditions of women in medieval Europe.

Author : Robert Edwards,Vickie L. Ziegler
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0851153801

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Matrons and Marginal Women in Medieval Society by Robert Edwards,Vickie L. Ziegler Pdf

Exploration of differences between women: good women who were absorbed into society, and those whose social role condemned them to its fringes.

Author : Avraham Grossman
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611683943

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Pious and Rebellious by Avraham Grossman Pdf

The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women.

Author : Mavis E. Mate
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521587336

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Women in Medieval English Society by Mavis E. Mate Pdf

Written primarily for undergraduates, this book weighs the evidence for and against the various theories relating to the position of women at different time periods. Professor Mate examines the major issues deciding the position of women in medieval English society, asking questions such as, did women enjoy a rough equality in the Anglo-Saxon period that they subsequently lost? Did queens at certain periods exercise real political clout or was their power limited to questions of patronage? Did women's participation in the economy grant them considerable independence and allow them to postpone or delay marriage? Professor Mate also demonstrates that class, as well as gender, was very important in determining age at marriage and opportunities for power and influence. Although some women at certain times did make short-term gains, Professor Mate challenges the dominant view that major transformations in women's position occurred in the century after the Black Death.

Author : Andrea Hopkins, Ph.D.
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823939928

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Damsels Not in Distress by Andrea Hopkins, Ph.D. Pdf

Explores the roles played by women of various classes in medieval society, in the nobility, in the church, and in daily life and work.

Author : David Herlihy
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 1571810242

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Women, Family, and Society in Medieval Europe by David Herlihy Pdf

Until his untimely death in 1991, David Herlihy, Professor of History at Brown University, was one of the most prolific and best-known American historians of the European Middle Ages. Author of books on the history of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy, Herlihy published, in 1978, his best-known work in collaboration with Christine Klapisch-Zuber, Les Toscans et leurs familles (Translated into English in 1985, and Italian in 1988). For the last dozen or so years of his life, Herlihy launched a series of ambitious projects, on the history ofwomen and the family, and on the collective behavior of social groups in medieval Europe. While he completed two important books - on the family (1985) and on women's work (1991) - he did not find the time to bring these other major projects to a conclusion. This volume contains essays he wrote after 1978. They convey a sense of the enormous intellectual energy and great erudition that characterized David Herlihy's scholarly career. They also chart a remarkable historian's intellectual trajectory, as he searched for new and better ways of asking a set of simple and basic questions about the history of the family, the institution within which the vast majority of Europeans spent so much of their lives. Because of his qualities as a scholar and a teacher, during his relatively brief career Herlihy was honored with Presidencies of the four major scholarly associations with which he was affiliated: the Catholic Historical Association, the Medieval Academy of America, the Renaissance Society of America,and the American Historical Association.

Author : Linda E. Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136522031

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Women in Medieval Western European Culture by Linda E. Mitchell Pdf

This is the book that teachers of courses on women in the Middle Ages have been wanting to write-or see written-for years. Essays written by specialists in their respective fields cover a range of topics unmatched in depth and breadth by any other introductory text. Depictions of women in literature and art, women in the medieval urban landscape, an the issue of women's relation to definitions of deviance and otherness all receive particular attention. Geographical regions such as the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Near East are fully incorporated into the text, expanding the horizons of medieval studies. The collection is organized thematically and includes all the tools needed to contextualize women in medieval society and culture.

Author : Helen M. Jewell
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 0719040175

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Women in Medieval England by Helen M. Jewell Pdf

This book is about what it meant to build a city in Germany at the turn of the twentieth century. It explores the physical spaces and mental attitudes that shaped lives, restructured society, and conditioned beliefs about the past and expectations for the future in the crucial German generations that formed the young Reich, fought the Great War, and experienced the Weimar Republic.Focusing on ordinary buildings and the way they shaped ordinary lives, this study shows how material space could influence the lives of citizens, from the ways the elderly slept at night to the economy of the city as a whole. It also shows how we integrate the spaces and places of our lives into our explanations of politics, culture and economics. It is aimed at those who want to understand urban modernity, Wilhelmine and Weimar Germany, the use of space in social policy and politics, and the design of cities.

Author : Emilie Amt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136742774

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Women's Lives in Medieval Europe by Emilie Amt Pdf

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Frances Gies,Joseph Gies
Publisher : N.Y. : Barnes & Noble
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Europe
ISBN : 006464037X

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Women in the Middle Ages by Frances Gies,Joseph Gies Pdf

Correcting the omissions of traditional history, this is "a reliable survey of the real and varied roles played by women in the medieval period. . . . Highly recommended."--"Choice" Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Brenda Bolton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Middle Ages
ISBN : OCLC:36482533

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Women in Medieval Society by Brenda Bolton Pdf

Author : Rosalie Gilbert
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781642503081

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The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert Pdf

A “wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking” look at romance, courtship, and other intimacies behind closed Medieval doors (Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR). Were medieval women slaves to their husband’s desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a duty or could it be a pleasure? Did a woman have a say about her own female sexuality, body, and who did or didn’t get up close and personal with it? No. And yes. It’s complicated. The intimate lives of medieval women were as complex as for modern women. They loved and lost, hoped and schemed, were lifted up and cast down. They were hopeful and lovelorn. Some had it forced upon them, others made aphrodisiacs and dressed for success. Some were chaste and some were lusty. Having sex was complicated. Not having sex, was even more so. Inside The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women, a fascinating book about life during medieval times, you will discover tantalizing true stories about medieval women and a myriad of historical facts. Learn about: The true experiences of women from all classes, including women who made history The dos and don’ts in the bedroom Sexy foods and how to have them All you need to know for your wedding night, and well as insider medical advice How to get pregnant (and how not to), and more “Quite compelling and hilariously funny. I have been chuckling out loud and my husband says he thinks he ought to read it if it’s such a tonic. God forbid!” —Susanna Newstead, author of the Savernake Novels

Author : Margaret C. Schaus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 986 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135459673

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Women and Gender in Medieval Europe by Margaret C. Schaus Pdf

From women's medicine and the writings of Christine de Pizan to the lives of market and tradeswomen and the idealization of virginity, gender and social status dictated all aspects of women's lives during the middle ages. A cross-disciplinary resource, Women and Gender in Medieval Europe examines the daily reality of medieval women from all walks of life in Europe between 450 CE and 1500 CE, i.e., from the fall of the Roman Empire to the discovery of the Americas. Moving beyond biographies of famous noble women of the middles ages, the scope of this important reference work is vast and provides a comprehensive understanding of medieval women's lives and experiences. Masculinity in the middle ages is also addressed to provide important context for understanding women's roles. Entries that range from 250 words to 4,500 words in length thoroughly explore topics in the following areas: · Art and Architecture · Countries, Realms, and Regions · Daily Life · Documentary Sources · Economics · Education and Learning · Gender and Sexuality · Historiography · Law · Literature · Medicine and Science · Music and Dance · Persons · Philosophy · Politics · Political Figures · Religion and Theology · Religious Figures · Social Organization and Status Written by renowned international scholars, Women and Gender in Medieval Europe is the latest in the Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages. Easily accessible in an A-to-Z format, students, researchers, and scholars will find this outstanding reference work to be an invaluable resource on women in Medieval Europe.