
The Language of Abuse
Marital Violence in Later Medieval England
Sara Butler(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 29. January 2007
Book
Hardback
290 pages
978-90-04-15634-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Language of Abuse provides the first comprehensive examination of marital violence in later medieval England. Drawing from a wide variety of legal and literary sources, this book develops a nuanced perspective of the acceptability of marital violence at a time when social expectations of gender and marriage were in transition. As such, Butler's work contributes to current debates concerning the role of the jury, levels of violence in late medieval England, the power relationship within marriage, and the position of women in medieval society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-15634-0 (9789004156340)
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Person
Sara Butler, Ph.D. (2001) in History, Dalhousie University, is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Loyola University New Orleans. Recent articles deal with topics of suicide verdicts and violence against women in medieval England.
Content
Introduction
Chapter One: Setting the Scene: Discourses of Passivity and Violence
Chapter Two: Types and Frequency of Abuse in the Medieval Law Courts
Chapter Three: Causes of Marital Tension
Chapter Four: The Acceptability of Marital Violence: Six Case Studies
Chapter Five: Regulating Marital Violence: The Family and the Community
Chapter Six: Scolds, Personal Liability, and Marital Violence
Conclusion
Works Cited
Chapter One: Setting the Scene: Discourses of Passivity and Violence
Chapter Two: Types and Frequency of Abuse in the Medieval Law Courts
Chapter Three: Causes of Marital Tension
Chapter Four: The Acceptability of Marital Violence: Six Case Studies
Chapter Five: Regulating Marital Violence: The Family and the Community
Chapter Six: Scolds, Personal Liability, and Marital Violence
Conclusion
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