基本説明
Pub. delayed (Originally scheduled in Sep. 2002). The articles in this collection are written within the framework of the thesis that medieval Flemish women were more publicly visible and more integrated into their society than their counterparts in England, France, and Italy.
Full Description
This text proposes to examine the historical experience, both secular and religious, of women in Flanders, one of the most economically dynamic regions of medieval Europe. The articles in this collection are written within the framework of the thesis that medieval Flemish women were more publicly visible and more integrated into their society than their counterparts in England, France, and Italy.
Contents
PART I: RELIGIOUS WOMEN IN FLANDERS To be Single but not Alone: Individual Liberty and Companionship in Medieval Beguine Communities Elisabeth of Spalbeek and Mystic Dance Visionaries in the Public Eye Travelling Women Death, Illness, and Healing: Sociohistorical Aspects of Female Mysticism in Medieval Flanders PART II: SECULAR WOMEN The Performative Textuality of Secular Life Testaments of Venetian and Ghentenar Women, 14th-15th Century: A Comparison The View of the Judicial Authorities on the Role of Women in Late Medieval Urban Society Unmarried Mothers in Late Medieval Flanders
