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Indlæser... High-Ranking Widows in Medieval Iceland and Yorkshire: Property, Power, Marriage and Identity in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (The Northern World)af Philadelphia Ricketts
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. 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. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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