Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings of a Conference Held at King's College, London, April 1995 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0851156576 ISBN 13 : 9780851156576

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 1997

Synopsis

The image, status and function of queens and empresses, regnant and consort, in kingdoms stretching from England to Jerusalem in the European middle ages, are here under scrutiny. The studies confront many of the central issues relating to women's authority and power in medieval societies and raise questions about the perception of women rulers in contemporary records (and modern historical writing). Did queens exercise real or counterfeit power? Did the promotion of the cult of the Virgin enhance or restrict their sphere of action? Is it time to revise the early feminist view of women as victims? Important papers on Emma of England, Margaret of Scotland, coronation and burial ritual, Byzantine empresses and Scandinavian queens, among others, clearly indicate that a reassessment of `women's work' and of the role of women in the world of medieval dynastic politics is under way. Contributors: JANOS BAK, GEORGE CONKLIN, PAUL CROSSLEY, VOLKER HONEMANN, STEINAR IMSEN, LIZ JAMES,KURT-ULRICH JASCHKE, SARAH LAMBERT, JANET L. NELSON, JOHN C. PARSONS, KAREN PRATT, DION SMYTHE, PAULINE STAFFORD, MARY STROLL, VALERIE WALL, ELIZABETH WARD, DIANA WEBB.

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À propos de l'auteur

ELIZABETH WARD is a lecturer at the Europa-Universität Viadrina and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions research fellow at the Universität Leipzig.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0851156576
• ISBN 13: 9780851156576
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 380
• Éditeur: Duggan Anne J.
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