How to Survive as a Woman in the Middle Ages. Eve's Curse, the Sin of Eyebrow Plucking, and Saving Abstinence
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How to Survive as a Woman in the Middle Ages. Eve's Curse, the Sin of Eyebrow Plucking, and Saving Abstinence
14.99 €
How did the women of the Middle Ages live - in towns, villages and high castles? What did men want them to be and what were they really like?
Conflicting demands haunted medieval women throughout their lives. A woman was supposed to be beautiful, but she was not supposed to do anything about it. She was supposed to guard piety, but was considered hopelessly flawed by nature. They were supposed to keep the home, bear children, and work hard. Women were blamed for every calamity from the fall of Eve to the Flood and the plague. So how did they cope with it all? Historian Eleanor Janega tells the stories of prominent women of the time and others, lesser known, whose stories are hidden in documents and court cases. Farmers, brewery owners, craftswomen and artists - they changed the perception of women's nature, intelligence and ability.
Conflicting demands haunted medieval women throughout their lives. A woman was supposed to be beautiful, but she was not supposed to do anything about it. She was supposed to guard piety, but was considered hopelessly flawed by nature. They were supposed to keep the home, bear children, and work hard. Women were blamed for every calamity from the fall of Eve to the Flood and the plague. So how did they cope with it all? Historian Eleanor Janega tells the stories of prominent women of the time and others, lesser known, whose stories are hidden in documents and court cases. Farmers, brewery owners, craftswomen and artists - they changed the perception of women's nature, intelligence and ability.
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