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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... sexual intercourse , yet her abductor might still be charged with rape by her male relatives . In other situations , the term rape might be applied to illicit sexual intercourse in a more general sense . For instance , priests who had ...
... sexuality of their young men and more concerned about protection of respectable young women who , it was thought , might be vulnerable to rape if men had no outlet for their sexual urges . The limited protection provided to prosti ...
... Sexuality . New York : Garland , 1996 . Bullough , Vern L. and James A. Brundage . Sexual Practices and the Medieval Church . Buffalo , NY : Prometheus Books , 1982 . Bynum , Caroline Walker . Fragmentation and Redemption : Essays on ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
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