Women's Roles in the Middle AgesInformation about women in this truly fascinating period from 500 to 1500 is in great demand and has been a challenge for historians to uncover. Bardsley has mined a wide range of primary sources, from noblewomen's writing, court rolls, chivalric literature, laws and legal documents, to archeology and artwork. This fresh survey provides readers with an excellent understanding of how women high and low fared in terms of religion, work, family, law, culture, and politics and public life. Even though medieval women were divided by social class, religion, age, marital status, place and period, they were all subject to an overarching patriarchal structure and sometimes could transcend their inferior status. Numerous examples of these exceptional women and their words are included. |
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... around her husband , bringing him peace , protection , and atonement for his sins . Maintaining ritual purity in the home , especially purity concerning food , was an important role for medieval Jewish women . In Women and Religion 51.
... concerning the interior of the household and its provisioning . Several surviving advice manuals for noblewomen demonstrate the breadth of expertise required . Robert de Grosseteste's thirteenth - century manual was written for Countess ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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