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- Married Life in the Middle Ages offers a refreshing approach to medieval marriage. Elisabeth van Houts focuses on the social and emotional sides of marriage rather than viewing marriage through a legal or institutional lens. Two aspects of van Houts’ book set it apart from others.
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Feb 21, 2019 · Four main themes are central to the book. First, the tension between patriarchal family strategies and the individual family member’s freedom of choice to marry and, if so, to what partner; second, the role played by the married priesthood in their quest to have individual agency and self-determination accepted in their own lives in the face ...
- Introduction
Abstract. The introduction to the book contains a brief...
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- Preface
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- Single Life
Abstract. This chapter is devoted to the single life. First...
- Making of Marriage
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- Authority and Collaboration
A good example of marital discord about a child’s entry into...
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A good example concerns the marriage between William VI of...
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5 days ago · Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close.
Abstract. The introduction to the book contains a brief survey on the modern scholarship of the institution of medieval marriage and an overview of the modern historiographical debate on medieval marriage since George Duby (1919–96). There is a section on the medieval sources used for this book, especially narrative sources such as chronicles ...
Apr 21, 2019 · Elisabeth van Houts here explores the realities of married live in western Europe during the Central Middle Ages, seeking to understand lived experiences rather than the ideals prescribed by theological and legal texts.
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Jan 13, 2021 · 13 January 2021. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract. Elisabeth van Houts has made a very important contribution to the considerable recent literature on medieval marriage. Perhaps the most valuable feature of her book is its focus on women’s points of view and experiences.
Jan 31, 2019 · Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 (Oxford Studies in Medieval European History) Kindle Edition by Elisabeth van Houts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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"Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close...Engagingly written, van Houts' study of medieval marriage is a must-read for anyone interested in the social ...
