Gender and Status Competition in Pre-Modern Societies - Couverture rigide

Bayless, Martha; Liliequist, Jonas; Webb, Lewis

 
9782503596327: Gender and Status Competition in Pre-Modern Societies
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 2503596320 ISBN 13 : 9782503596327
Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2022

Synopsis

This innovative volume of cultural history offers a unique exploration of how gender and status competition have intersected across different periods and places. The contributions collected here focus on the role of women and the practice of masculinity in settings as varied as ancient Rome, China, Iran, and Arabia, medieval and early modern England, and early modern Italy, France, and Scandinavia, as well as exploring issues that affected people of all social rank, from raillery and pranks to shaming, male boasting about sexual conquests, court rituals, violence, and the use and display of wealth. Particular attention is paid to the performance of such issues, with chapters examining status and gender through cultural practices, especially specific (re)presentations of women. These include Roman priestesses, early Christian virgin martyrs, flirtation in seventh-century Arabia, and the attempt by an early modern French woman to take her place among the immortals. Together this wide-ranging and fascinating array of studies from renowned scholars offers new insights into how and why different cultures responded to the drive for status, and the complications of gender within that drive.

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À propos de l'auteur

Martha Bayless is Professor of English at the University of Oregon, USA.. Jonas Liliequist is Professor Emeritus of History at Umeå University, Sweden. Lewis Webb is a Swedish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg and the University of Oxford.

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Éditeur
Brepols N.V.
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
2503596320
ISBN 13 
9782503596327
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
340
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Personne responsable
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