Medieval Intersections - Gender and Status in Europe in the Middle Ages

Status and gender are two closely associated concepts within medieval society, which tended to view both notions as binary: elite or low status, married or single, holy or cursed, male or female, or as complementary and cohesive as multiple parts of a societal whole. With contributions on topics ranging from medieval leprosy to boyhood behaviors, this interdisciplinary collection highlights the various ways "status" can be interpreted relative to gender, and what these two interlocked concepts can reveal about the construction of gendered identities in the Middle Ages.

About the author

Katherine Weikert is Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval European History at the University of Winchester.

Elena Woodacre is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern European History at the University of Winchester.

Summary

With contributions on topics ranging from medieval gynecology to clerical masculinity, this interdisciplinary collection highlights the various ways “status” can be interpreted relative to gender, and what these two interlocked concepts can reveal about the construction of gendered identities in the Middle Ages.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Woodacre Weikert
• Assisted by: Katherine Weikert (Editor), Weikert Katherine (Editor), Elena Woodacre (Editor), Woodacre Elena (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781800731554
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-155-4
• No. of pages: 130
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Europe, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Medieval History, Gender studies, gender groups, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Gender Studies and Sexuality; History: Medieval/Early Modern