Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages)
. Ed(S): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie
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paperback. This study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's understanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. Editor(s): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
First published in 1996, this study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's undertanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. In 19 original theoretical essays, medical and literary sources to establish that for male commentators are examined, as well as the narrowly biological, female parameters of maternity which were insistently supplanted by images of nurturant mothering, an ungendered activity that could be preempted and associated with male behavior. The remainder focus on representations of motherhood in Old Norse and Icelandic literatures, and on ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815336655
SKU
V9780815336655
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99-1
Reviews for Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages)
"The editors are to be congratulated on the sensitivity with which they have placed the essays in linked groupings, and the individual contributors on their scholarship. The essays are highly readable and, as well as being insightful, provide excellent guidelines for future study."
Parergon "The collection provides an exciting and insightful overview of medieval mothering, one that significantly enhances ... Read more
Parergon "The collection provides an exciting and insightful overview of medieval mothering, one that significantly enhances ... Read more