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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... expected both monks and nuns to pray for them and their families . Specifically , they expected prayers for the salvation of their souls - that is , they wanted to be sure that their souls would ascend to heaven after they died , rather ...
... expected of every devout Muslim who could afford it at least once in his or her lifetime ) . Although women would have been expected to stay veiled en route , they were also expected to remove their veils for hajj ceremonies . Devout ...
... expected to marry and become wives , most wives were expected to have children and become mothers . MOTHERS Motherhood was expected for most women , yet the experience of moth- erhood varied somewhat according to when and where a woman ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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