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Women in Old Norse Society / Jenny Jochens.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780801455964
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.4/09/02 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1147.N8
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Guðny Bðvarsdὁttir and Guðnin Gjukadttir: Nordic-Germanic Continuity -- CHAPTER TWO. Marriage -- CHAPTER THREE. Reproduction -- CHAPTER FOUR. Leisure -- CHAPTER FIVE. Work -- CHAPTER SIX. The Economics of Homespun -- APPENDIX Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway—their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs, reproductive practices, familial relations, leisure activities, religious practices, and legal constraints and protections. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of Christianity as imposed by the clergy and Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780801455964

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Guðny Bðvarsdὁttir and Guðnin Gjukadttir: Nordic-Germanic Continuity -- CHAPTER TWO. Marriage -- CHAPTER THREE. Reproduction -- CHAPTER FOUR. Leisure -- CHAPTER FIVE. Work -- CHAPTER SIX. The Economics of Homespun -- APPENDIX Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway—their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs, reproductive practices, familial relations, leisure activities, religious practices, and legal constraints and protections. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of Christianity as imposed by the clergy and Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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