Women, Power, and Religious Patronage in the Middle Ages

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2006
ISBN13: 9781403966568
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Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2006 9781403966568
Onderdeel van serie The New Middle Ages
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By examining a significant corpus of secular and monastic charters, this study provides a more complex understanding of the role of religious patronage in medieval society, specifically offering a glimpse of the experience of female rulers in a period when actions were often constrained and obscured by gender bias.

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ISBN13:9781403966568
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction: The Countesses of Flanders and Hainaut Power and Authority in the Thirteenth Century: Noblewomen as Political Actors The Paradox of Gender: Exercising Power in a Patriarchal World The Conjunction of Piety and Politics Securing Salvation: Religious Patronage and Women Conclusion
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        Women, Power, and Religious Patronage in the Middle Ages