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Bezig met laden... High-Ranking Widows in Medieval Iceland and Yorkshire: Property, Power, Marriage and Identity in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (The Northern World)door Philadelphia Ricketts
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Philadelphia Ricketts' prosopographical study of some 75 widows from high medieval Iceland and Yorkshire provides a useful comparative study of the lives of women in two linked yet disparate regions. Ricketts writes cleanly, though I think the book could have benefited from being 50, if not 100, pages shorter. Her overall points about high-ranking women's power, agency, and identity are largely persuasive, although I might quibble with some of her use of sources. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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This book provides an evocative insight into the property, power, remarriage, and identity of high-ranking widows in two fundamentally different societies, Iceland and Yorkshire. The legal position of widows in each region is examined in light of evidence from charters, royal records and sagas to establish a detailed picture of practice. Comparison and family reconstruction are important elements, enabling the book to emphasize the placement of widows within the context of society and its institutions, and to consider fully the impact of individual circumstances on the widows ? opportunities for action. The result offers a fresh approach that tests widely accepted generalizations about widows ? independence, highlights differences between regions, and suggests the need to reconsider traditional, rigid definitions of kinship systems. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.88Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Marriage and Parenting WidowhoodLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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