Lived Religion and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Themes in Medieval and Early Modern History)

Synopsis

This study is an exploration of lived religion and gender across the Reformation, from the 14th–18th centuries. Combining conceptual development with empirical history, the authors explore these two topics via themes of power, agency, work, family, sainthood and witchcraft. By advancing the theoretical category of ‘experience’, Lived Religion and Gender reveals multiple femininities and masculinities in the intersectional context of lived religion. The authors analyse specific case studies from both medieval and early modern sources, such as secular court records, to tell the stories of both individuals and large social groups. By exploring lived religion and gender on a range of social levels including the domestic sphere, public devotion and spirituality, this study explains how late medieval and early modern people performed both religion and gender in ways that were vastly different from what ideologists have prescribed. Lived Religion and Gender covers a wide geographical area in western Europe including Italy, Scandinavia and Finland, making this study an invaluable resource for scholars and students concerned with the history of religion, the history of gender, the history of the family, as well as medieval and early modern European history.

Copyright:

2021

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

154 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351003360

Related ISBNs:

9781351003384, 9781138544581, 9781138544550

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/24/20

Copyrighted By:

Sari Katajala-Peltomaa and Raisa Maria Toivo. The right of Sari Katajala-Peltomaa and Raisa Maria Toivo to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

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