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Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400-1400: Essays Presented to Henrietta Leyser

Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400-1400: Essays Presented to Henrietta Leyser

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Series: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Parenting

ISBN10: 0367602083
ISBN13: 9780367602086
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 30 2020
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This volume focuses on the paradox of motherhood in the European Middle Ages: to be a mother is at once to hold great power, and by the same token to be acutely vulnerable. The essays analyse the powers and the dangers of motherhood. Three main themes emerge: survival, agency, and institutionalization. The volume spans the Middle Ages, from late Ro

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