Sisters and Workers in the Middle Ages
Judith M. Bennett (Editor), Jean F. O'Barr (Editor), Elizabeth A. Clark (Editor), B. Anne Vilen (Editor), Sarah Westphal-WihlBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Focusing on medieval women with a wide range of occupations and life-styles, the interdisciplinary essays in this collection examine women's activities within the patriarchal structures of the time. Individual essays explore women's challenges to a sexual ideology that confined them strictly to the roles of wives, mothers, and servants. Also included are sections on women and work, cultural production and literacy, and religious life.
These essays provide a greater understanding of the ways in which gender has played a part in determining relations of power in Western cultures. This volume makes a vital contribution to the current scholarship about women in the Middle Ages.
Synopsis
Focusing on medieval women with a wide range of occupations and life-styles, the interdisciplinary essays in this collection examine women's activities within the patriarchal structures of the time. Individual essays explore women's challenges to a sexual ideology that confined them strictly to the roles of wives, mothers, and servants. Also included are sections on women and work, cultural production and literacy, and religious life.
These essays provide a greater understanding of the ways in which gender has played a part in determining relations of power in Western cultures. This volume makes a vital contribution to the current scholarship about women in the Middle Ages.
Booknews
Contains 1967 entries: works by Ralegh, criticisms of these, and works on him. Focusing on medieval women with a wide range of occupations and life- styles, these interdisciplinary essays examine women's activities within the patriarchal structures of the time. Included are sections on women and work, cultural production and literacy, and religious life. With eight pages of b&w illustrations. Paper edition (unseen), $15. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)