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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... stories associated with saints . Amelot of Chaumont , as mentioned in chapter 2 , was a single woman who became ... story is also interesting for what it reveals of Amelot's life : she traveled to the city along with two other young ...
... story was often told as part of a sermon as priests encouraged their parishioners to pay attention to the service , but parts of the story were represented visually in wood carvings and wall paintings . The sermon ex- emplum explained ...
... story was initially to em- phasize that young love ought not to be thwarted , it came to represent a larger point ... story or respond to such an image ? We cannot know for certain , but it is possible that at least some women silently ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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