Gender in medieval places, spaces and thresholds
This collection addresses the concept of gender in the middle ages through the study of place and space, exploring how gender and space may be mutually constructive and how individuals and communities make and are made by the places and spaces they inhabit. From womb to tomb, how are we defined and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Institute of Historical Research
2019, 2019
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| Series: | IHR conference series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This collection addresses the concept of gender in the middle ages through the study of place and space, exploring how gender and space may be mutually constructive and how individuals and communities make and are made by the places and spaces they inhabit. From womb to tomb, how are we defined and confined by gender and by space? Interrogating the thresholds between sacred and secular, public and private, enclosure and exposure, domestic and political, movement and stasis, the essays in this interdisciplinary collection draw on current research and contemporary theory to suggest new destinations for future study |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 265 pages illustrations (some color), map |
| ISBN: | 1909646849 9781909646841 |