A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page xi
... society governed by a thoroughly masculine theology and by a morality made for men by men ' . Such a sweeping statement needs some qualification . There is no question that medieval society was predominantly masculine , and the theory ...
... society governed by a thoroughly masculine theology and by a morality made for men by men ' . Such a sweeping statement needs some qualification . There is no question that medieval society was predominantly masculine , and the theory ...
Page xiii
... society organised in a tri - level hierarchical structure , generally described as those who fought and protected society and so were its rulers , those who prayed and provided the necessary link with the divine , and those who by their ...
... society organised in a tri - level hierarchical structure , generally described as those who fought and protected society and so were its rulers , those who prayed and provided the necessary link with the divine , and those who by their ...
Page 254
... Society , ed . S. M. Stuard , Philadelphia 1976 Chapter I Facinger , M. F. , ' A Study in Medieval Queenship : Capetian France 987-1237 ' , Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History 5 ( 1968 ) , 3-47 Riché , P. , Education and Culture ...
... Society , ed . S. M. Stuard , Philadelphia 1976 Chapter I Facinger , M. F. , ' A Study in Medieval Queenship : Capetian France 987-1237 ' , Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History 5 ( 1968 ) , 3-47 Riché , P. , Education and Culture ...
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