Medieval Elite Women and the Exercise of Power, 1100–1400: Moving beyond the Exceptionalist DebateHeather J. Tanner Springer, 9 jan 2019 - 310 pagina's For decades, medieval scholarship has been dominated by the paradigm that women who wielded power after c. 1100 were exceptions to the “rule” of female exclusion from governance and the public sphere. This collection makes a powerful case for a new paradigm. Building on the premise that elite women in positions of authority were expected, accepted, and routine, these essays traverse the cities and kingdoms of France, England, Germany, Portugal, and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in order to illuminate women’s roles in medieval power structures. Without losing sight of the predominance of patriarchy and misogyny, contributors lay the groundwork for the acceptance of female public authority as normal in medieval society, fostering a new framework for understanding medieval elite women and power. |
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CHAPTER 2 Power and Agency in PostConquest England Elite Women and the Transformations of the Twelfth Century | 19 |
CHAPTER 3 The Most Perfect Knights Countess Isabella de Clare Her Daughters and Womens Exercise of Power and Influence 1190ca 1250 | 45 |
CHAPTER 4 Beyond Good Queen Anne Anne of Bohemia Patronage and Politics | 66 |
Chapter 5 Emma of Ivry c 10081080 | 91 |
CHAPTER 6 From Mothers to Daughters Literary Patronage as Political Work in Ponthieu | 112 |
CHAPTER 7 Pirate Traitor Wife Jeanne of Belleville and the Categories of FourteenthCentury French Noblewomen | 135 |
Chapter 8 Just Another Day in the Neighborhood Collective Female Donation Practices at the Hospital of Saint John in Brussels | 157 |
CHAPTER 9 A Necessary Companion The Salian Consorts Expected Role in Governance | 177 |
CHAPTER 10 Power in Pursuit of Religion The Penitent Sisters of Speyer and Their Choice of Affiliation | 198 |
CHAPTER 11 Women of Antioch Political Culture and Powerful Women in the Latin East | 225 |
CHAPTER 12 Unexceptional Women Power Authority and Queenship in Early Portugal | 247 |
CHAPTER 13 A Lifetime of Power Beyond Binaries of Gender | 271 |
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