| Women, Power, and Religious Patronage in the Middle Ages 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Jordan, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403966567 ISBN-13: 9781403966568 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2006 Annotation: As sisters and successive countesses of Flanders and Hainaut in the thirteenth century, Jeanne and Marguerite actively shaped the political landscape of northern Europe, and compiled an impressive record of monastic patronage. 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, and illuminates concerns specific to powerful women. It simultaneously illustrates the use of patronage to further their political agendas, offering a glimpse of the experience of female rulers in a period when their actions were often constrained and obscured by gender bias. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 305.489 |
| LCCN: 2005056617 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.04" W x 8.38" (0.76 lbs) 193 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |