Covering the eleventh through sixteenth centuries, these essays suggest that influence and power may have paradoxically been available to women despite, and sometimes precisely because of, their subordinate position in society. Striking for its range of scholarship, this collection explores the power and independence, relationships and influence of medieval queens, holy women, mothers, widows, Jewish conversas, and others. Latin and Anglo-Norman hagiography, confessors' manuals, coronation rituals, responsa literature, and legal theory are represented.
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"An intriguing exploration of a basic paradox of medieval society, and an excellent blend of theory and gender studies with detailed work relevant for social and political history." -- Joel Rosenthal, author of Patriarchy and Families of Privilege in Fifteenth-Century England
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CONCEPTS OF GENDER, like any other set of ideas, are influenced by their historical context. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intercessory imagery, coronation book, leper community, mulieres religiosae, juristic basis, dynastic basis, medieval queenship, entry ceremony, coronation ordines, pastoral manuals, vernacular life, earthly queens, intercessory role, entry ceremonies, conjugal debt, dower lands, responsa literature, female sanctity, coronation ritual, medieval women, symbolism inherent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vita Juettae, Middle Ages, New York, Liber Eliensis, Joseph Naci, Doña Gracia, Anne of Brittany, Eleanor of Castile, Robert Grosseteste, Moyen Age, Virgin Mary, Sacre de Anne de Bretagne, British Library, Eleanor of Provence, Jeanne of Bourbon, Joseph Nasi, Low Countries, Creation of Brittany, Ensigns of Authority, Hugh of Floreffe, Moses de Trani, Bibliotheca Sanctorum, Caroline Walker Bynum, John Carmi Parsons, Middle English New!
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intercessory imagery, coronation book, leper community, mulieres religiosae, juristic basis, dynastic basis, medieval queenship, entry ceremony, coronation ordines, pastoral manuals, vernacular life, earthly queens, intercessory role, entry ceremonies, conjugal debt, dower lands, responsa literature, female sanctity, coronation ritual, medieval women, symbolism inherent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vita Juettae, Middle Ages, New York, Liber Eliensis, Joseph Naci, Doña Gracia, Anne of Brittany, Eleanor of Castile, Robert Grosseteste, Moyen Age, Virgin Mary, Sacre de Anne de Bretagne, British Library, Eleanor of Provence, Jeanne of Bourbon, Joseph Nasi, Low Countries, Creation of Brittany, Ensigns of Authority, Hugh of Floreffe, Moses de Trani, Bibliotheca Sanctorum, Caroline Walker Bynum, John Carmi Parsons, Middle English New!
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- Templum Dei (Toronto Medieval Latin Texts) by Robert Grosseteste on 4 pages
- Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience by Jane S. Gerber on page 113, and page 119
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- Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's Le Morte Darthur (Studies in Arthurian and Courtly Cultures) by Kenneth Hodges in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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