Women, power, and religious patronage in the middle ages
Auteur :
Jordan, E.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403966568
Date de publication :
15 juin 2006
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By examining a significant corpus of secular and monastic charters, this study provides a more complex understanding of the role of religious patronage in medieval society, specifically offering a glimpse of the experience of female rulers in a period when actions were often constrained and obscured by gender bias.