Power of the Weak: Studies on Medieval Women - Couverture souple

 
9780252065040: Power of the Weak: Studies on Medieval Women
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ISBN 10 : 0252065042 ISBN 13 : 9780252065040
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 1995

Synopsis

Covering the eleventh through
sixteenth centuries, these essays suggest that influence and power may
have paradoxically been available to women despite, and sometimes precisely
because of, their subordinate position in society. Striking for its range
of scholarship, this collection explores the power and independence, relationships
and influence of medieval queens, holy women, mothers, widows, Jewish
conversas, and others. Latin and Anglo-Norman hagiography, confessors'
manuals, coronation rituals, responsa literature, and legal theory
are represented.
"An intriguing exploration
of a basic paradox of medieval society, and an excellent blend of theory
and gender studies with detailed work relevant for social and political
history." -- Joel Rosenthal, author of Patriarchy and Families
of Privilege in Fifteenth-Century England
JENNIFER CARPENTER
is a lecturer in history at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0252065042
ISBN 13 
9780252065040
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Éditeur
Carpenter Jennifer, MacLean Sally-Beth
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780252021695: Power of the Weak: Studies on Medieval Women

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ISBN 10 :  025202169X ISBN 13 :  9780252021695
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 1995
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