Gender and Fraternal Orders in Europe, 1300–2000

What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly societies over centuries and across frontiers provides new insights into their contribution to the gendering of public space and the evolution of...

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Other Authors: Cross, Máire Fedelma (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly societies over centuries and across frontiers provides new insights into their contribution to the gendering of public space and the evolution of 'separate spheres' in Europe
Physical Description:XIII, 270 p. 19 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230283381