Medieval Intersections
Gender and Status in Europe in the Middle Ages
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-1-80073-155-4 (ISBN)
Description
Status and gender are two closely associated concepts within medieval society, which tended to view both notions as binary: elite or low status, married or single, holy or cursed, male or female, or as complementary and cohesive as multiple parts of a societal whole. With contributions on topics ranging from medieval leprosy to boyhood behaviors, this interdisciplinary collection highlights the various ways "status" can be interpreted relative to gender, and what these two interlocked concepts can reveal about the construction of gendered identities in the Middle Ages.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a stimulating collection overall that contains a number of well-written contributions inviting any reader to ask more questions. The book convincingly shows what paying attention to the construction of gendered identities can bring to our understanding of medieval societies, their texts, and objects." * H-Soz-KultMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
11 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
226 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80073-155-4 (9781800731554)
DOI
10.3167/9781800731547
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Katherine Weikert | Elena Woodacre
Medieval Intersections
Gender and Status in Europe in the Middle Ages
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1st Edition
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Katherine Weikert | Elena Woodacre
Medieval Intersections
Gender and Status in Europe in the Middle Ages
E-Book
11/2021
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€22.49
Available for download
Persons
Katherine Weikert is Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval European History at the University of Winchester.
Content
Introduction: Gender and Status in the Medieval World
Katherine Weikert and Elena Woodacre
Chapter 1. Mirrors for Margraves: Peter Damian's Models for Male and Female Rulers
Alison Creber
Chapter 2. Inaudito Exemplo: The Abduction of Romsey's Abbess
Linda D. Brown
Chapter 3. The Corpus Christi Devotion: Gender, Liturgy, and Authority among Dominican Nuns in Castile in the Middle Ages
Mercedes Perez Vidal
Chapter 4. From Villainous Letch and Sinful Outcast, to "Especially Beloved of God": Complicating the Medieval Leper through Gender and Social Status
Christina Welch and Rohan Brown
Chapter 5. "To Take a Wyf": Marriage, Status, and Moral Conduct in "The Merchant's Tale"
Natalie Hanna
Chapter 6. Objectification, Empowerment, and the Male Gaze in the Lanval Corpus
Elizabeth S. Leet
Chapter 7. Pueri Sunt Pueri: Machismo, Chivalry, and the Aggressive Pastimes of the Medieval Male Youth
Sean McGlynn
Chapter 8. "And Much More I am Soryat for My Good Knyghts": Fainting, Homosociality, and Elite Male Culture in Middle English Romance
Rachel E. Moss
Chapter 9. Wrist Clasps and Patriliny: A Hypothesis
Frank Battaglia
Katherine Weikert and Elena Woodacre
Chapter 1. Mirrors for Margraves: Peter Damian's Models for Male and Female Rulers
Alison Creber
Chapter 2. Inaudito Exemplo: The Abduction of Romsey's Abbess
Linda D. Brown
Chapter 3. The Corpus Christi Devotion: Gender, Liturgy, and Authority among Dominican Nuns in Castile in the Middle Ages
Mercedes Perez Vidal
Chapter 4. From Villainous Letch and Sinful Outcast, to "Especially Beloved of God": Complicating the Medieval Leper through Gender and Social Status
Christina Welch and Rohan Brown
Chapter 5. "To Take a Wyf": Marriage, Status, and Moral Conduct in "The Merchant's Tale"
Natalie Hanna
Chapter 6. Objectification, Empowerment, and the Male Gaze in the Lanval Corpus
Elizabeth S. Leet
Chapter 7. Pueri Sunt Pueri: Machismo, Chivalry, and the Aggressive Pastimes of the Medieval Male Youth
Sean McGlynn
Chapter 8. "And Much More I am Soryat for My Good Knyghts": Fainting, Homosociality, and Elite Male Culture in Middle English Romance
Rachel E. Moss
Chapter 9. Wrist Clasps and Patriliny: A Hypothesis
Frank Battaglia