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Record Number:
16872
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Lee , Becky R.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Men's Recollections of a Women's Rite: Medieval English Men's Recollections Regarding the Rite of the Purification of Women after Childbirth
Source:
Gender and History 14, 2 (August 2002): Pages 224 - 241.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Childbirth
Churching
Fathers
Gender
Gentry Men
Man Woman Relationships
Memory
Noble Men
Patriarchy
Proof of Age Inquests
Ritual Purity
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
13- 14- 15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
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Abstract:
This study examines the recollections of medieval English men, found in proof-of-age inquests, regarding their participation in the rite of the purification of women after childbirth. Because the rite of purification was reserved to women, scant attention has been paid to how this rite and the customs surrounding it played in the lives of medieval men. These men's recollections situate postpartum purification within the festivities celebrating the birth of a man's heir. For them, it is a public event celebrating paternity and lineage, and a forum for the negotiation of social relationships. [Reproduced by permission of
Blackwell Publishers
. Notice: The abstract is under copyright and may not be reproduced without permission.].
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Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2002.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
09535233