ISBN:
9780801485206
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (283 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Women in Old Norse Society
DDC:
305.40902
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Old Norse literature ; History and criticism
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Women ; History ; Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Women ; Iceland ; History
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Women ; Norway ; History
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Women in literature
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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, religious practices, and legal constraints.
Abstract:
Women in Old Norse Society -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- One: Guðný Bǫðvarsdóttir and Guðrún Gjúkadóttir: Nordic-Germanic Continuity -- Two: Marriage -- The Pagan-Christian Conflict -- Pagan Marriage -- Christian Marriage -- Two Marriages -- Divorce and Widowhood -- Three: Reproduction -- Conception: Theory and Knowledge -- Heterosexual Lovemaking -- Sexual Initiative -- Pregnancy and Birth -- Paternity -- Infanticide -- Baptism -- Reproduction and Royal Succession -- Four: Leisure -- Work before Leisure -- Gender -- Idleness and Sleep -- Sports and Games -- Storytelling -- Drinking and Word Games -- Emotional Distress -- Politics -- Five: Work -- Gender Division of Labor -- Outdoor Work -- Indoor Work -- Six: The Economics of Homespun -- General Use -- Coats -- Cloth as Medium of Exchange -- Export of Cloth and Coats -- Measurements -- Foreign Cloth -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Sources -- Sagas of Icelanders -- Kings' Sagas -- Contemporary Sagas -- Laws -- Christianity, Historicity, Oral Tradition, and Poststructural Doubt -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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