Women's Lives in Medieval Europe
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Women's Lives in Medieval Europe book
A Sourcebook
Women's Lives in Medieval Europe
DOI link for Women's Lives in Medieval Europe
Women's Lives in Medieval Europe book
A Sourcebook
Edited ByEmilie Amt
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1992
eBook Published 21 December 1992
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
Pages 360 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429235603
SubjectsHumanities
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Amt, E. (Ed.). (1993). Women's Lives in Medieval Europe. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203819388
Through public and private records, letters, laws and archaeological evidence, this book describes the everyday lives of women in medieval Europe. Using women's own voices where possible, the collection focuses on ordinary women of all ranks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. The Heritage of Ideas: Christian Belief, Roman Ideals, and Germanic Custom
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Part II. Conditions of Life: Law, Marriage, and Health and Safety
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Part III. The Noble Life
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Part IV. The Working Life: Agricultural, Domestic, and Commercial
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Part V. The Religious Life
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Part VI. Outsiders: Jewish, Muslim, and Heretic Women
part |2 pages
Part VII. Manual for a Wife
