Tales of the Marriage Bed from Medieval France (1300-1500) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tales of the Marriage Bed from Medieval France (1300-1500) write by R. C. Famiglietti. This book was released on 1992. Tales of the Marriage Bed from Medieval France (1300-1500) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500
Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500 write by Murielle Gaude-Ferragu. This book was released on 2016-08-31. Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the power held by the French medieval queens during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and their larger roles within the kingdom at a time when women were excluded from succession to the throne. Well before Catherine and Marie de’ Medici, the last medieval French queens played an essential role in the monarchy, not only because they bore the weight of their dynasty’s destiny but also because they embodied royal majesty alongside their husbands. Since women were excluded from the French crown in 1316, they were only deemed as “queen consorts.” Far from being confined solely to the private sphere, however, these queens participated in the communication of power and contributed to the proper functioning of “court society.” From Isabeau of Bavaria and her political influence during her husband’s intermittent absences to Anne of Brittany’s reign, this book sheds light on the meaning and complexity of the office of queen and ultimately the female history of power.
The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell
The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell write by Dyan Elliott. This book was released on 2011-11-16. The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The early Christian writer Tertullian first applied the epithet "bride of Christ" to the uppity virgins of Carthage as a means of enforcing female obedience. Henceforth, the virgin as Christ's spouse was expected to manifest matronly modesty and due submission, hobbling virginity's ancient capacity to destabilize gender roles. In the early Middle Ages, the focus on virginity and the attendant anxiety over its possible loss reinforced the emphasis on claustration in female religious communities, while also profoundly disparaging the nonvirginal members of a given community. With the rising importance of intentionality in determining a person's spiritual profile in the high Middle Ages, the title of bride could be applied and appropriated to laywomen who were nonvirgins as well. Such instances of democratization coincided with the rise of bridal mysticism and a progressive somatization of female spirituality. These factors helped cultivate an increasingly literal and eroticized discourse: women began to undergo mystical enactments of their union with Christ, including ecstatic consummations and vivid phantom pregnancies. Female mystics also became increasingly intimate with their confessors and other clerical confidants, who were sometimes represented as stand-ins for the celestial bridegroom. The dramatic merging of the spiritual and physical in female expressions of religiosity made church authorities fearful, an anxiety that would coalesce around the figure of the witch and her carnal induction into the Sabbath.
Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995)
Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995) write by William W. Kibler. This book was released on 2017-07-05. Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1995, Medieval France: An Encyclopedia is the first single-volume reference work on the history and culture of medieval France. It covers the political, intellectual, literary, and musical history of the country from the early fifth to the late fifteenth century. The shorter entries offer succinct summaries of the lives of individuals, events, works, cities, monuments, and other important subjects, followed by essential bibliographies. Longer essay-length articles provide interpretive comments about significant institutions and important periods or events. The Encyclopedia is thoroughly cross-referenced and includes a generous selection of illustrations, maps, charts, and genealogies. It is especially strong in its coverage of economic issues, women, music, religion and literature. This comprehensive work of over 2,400 entries will be of key interest to students and scholars, as well as general readers.
Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe write by L. Martin. This book was released on 2001-01-19. Alcohol, Sex and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines drinking and attitudes to alcohol consumption in late medieval and early modern England, France, and Italy, especially as they related to sexual and violent behavior and to gender relations. According to widespread beliefs, the consumption of alcohol led to increased sexual activity among both men and women, and it also led to disorderly conduct among women and violent conduct among men. Dr Lynn shows how alcohol was a fundamental part of the diets of most people, including women, resulting in daily drinking of large amounts of ale, beer, or wine. This study offers an intimate insight into both the altered states induced by alcohol, and, by opposition, into normal relations in family, community, and society.
