This is a major new textbook, designed for students in all disciplines seeking an introduction to the very latest research on all aspects of women's lives in Europe from 1500 to 1750, and on the development of the notions of masculinity and femininity. The coverage is geographically broad, ranging from Spain to Scandinavia, and from Russia to Ireland, and the topics investigated include the female life-cycle, literacy, women's economic role, sexuality, artistic creations, female piety - and witchcraft - and the relationship between gender and power. To aid students each chapter contains extensive notes on further reading (but few footnotes), and the approach throughout is designed to render the subject in as accessible and stimulating manner as possible. Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe is suitable for usage on numerous courses in women's history, early modern European history, and comparative history.
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'This excellent book will stimulate fresh thinking as well as informing those in need of an introduction to the subject.' The Times Literary Supplement
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This new edition of Merry Wiesner-Hanks' prize-winning book incorporates the newest scholarship and features a new chapter on gender and race in the colonial world; expanded coverage of eighteenth century developments including the Enlightenment; and enhanced discussions of masculinity, single women, same-sex relations, humanism, and women's religious roles.
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This book covers topics from Laws regarding Women and Women's Economic Role to Religion and Witchcraft. For a 21st century reader some of the ideas are almost comical, unfortunately, it's how people really felt at the time. One particular chapter entitled "The Female Life-Cycle" talks about the mis-understanding of menstruation and thus it was often compared to male nosebleeds or hemorrhoids. Not to mention that menstruation carried a great many religious taboos. Under the chapter of female education there was an interesting topic about women writers of the time period. Since sex of any type was rarely, if ever, discussed, it is very difficult to find any type of writing, but particularly, by a woman which talks about sexual activity. One of my favorite chapters is entitled "Women and the creation of culture" which covers culture as being dominated by religion but how women influenced culture anyway. Female artists of the time are discussed and it is explained how they got away with being artists in a time when it was highly discouraged. Sofonisba Anguissola and Judith Leyster are both discussed and some of their paintings are available in this book.
This is an excellent book for research or just general knowledge of women and the time period. All the chapters are interesting and easy to read.
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Ideas about women, particularly those of educated men, are in many ways the easiest thing to investigate when analyzing the experience of women in any culture. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- A Serious Proposal to the Ladies (Broadview Literary Texts) by Mary Astell on page 143, page 163, and page 302
- Gender, Church and State in Early Modern Germany: Essays (Women and Men in History Series) by Merry E. Wiesner in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Refiguring Woman: Perspectives on Gender and the Italian Renaissance by Marilyn Migiel in Front Matter, and page 316
- Becoming Visible: Women in European History by Renate Bridenthal in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Old Age in Late Medieval England (The Middle Ages Series) by Joel T. Rosenthal on page 97
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- Gender in Early Modern German History (Past and Present Publications) by Ulinka Rublack on 5 pages
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- The Witch as Muse: Art, Gender, and Power in Early Modern Europe by Linda C. Hults on 4 pages
- Making Magic: Religion, Magic, and Science in the Modern World (Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion) by Randall Styers on 4 pages
- Singlewomen in the European Past, 1250-1800 by Judith M. Bennett on page 34, page 266, and Back Matter
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