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Power of the Weak: STUDIES ON MEDIEVAL WOMEN

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Description for Power of the Weak: STUDIES ON MEDIEVAL WOMEN Paperback. 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 Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
   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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065040
SKU
V9780252065040
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Reviews for Power of the Weak: STUDIES ON MEDIEVAL WOMEN
"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

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