Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 4690
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  • Title: Men, Women, and Miracles in Normandy, 1050- 1150 [the author argues that the representation of women in Norman miracle reports is surprisingly positive; women's testimony is recorded (when men are unavailable) and their tender care of children is emphasized; the author suggests that the monk-authors of the "miracula" were not misogynists and had contact with women, both in the monastery and in the secular world].
  • Source: Medieval Memories: Men, Women, and the Past, 700-1300.  Edited by Elisabeth van Houts.  Women and Men in History Series. Longman, 2001.  Pages 53 - 71.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Family Gender Hagiography Latin Literature Miracles Monks Mothers in Literature Normandy Witnesses
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 11-12
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  • Year of Publication: 2001.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0582369029