Land of women : tales of sex and gender from early Ireland / Lisa M. Bitel.
Land of women : tales of sex and gender from early Ireland / Lisa M. Bitel.
Land of women : tales of sex and gender from early Ireland / Lisa M. Bitel.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N305.40902/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Texts and the Tellers of Women's Tales -- 2. The Wisdom on Women -- 3. The Canon of Coupling -- 4. Procreation Tales -- 5. Mothers, Mothering, and Motherhood -- 6. The Domestic Economy -- 7. The Land of Women -- 8. Priests' Wives and Brides of Christ -- 9. Warriors, Hags, and Sheelanagigs.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Bitel analyzes the social roles, both restrictive and empowering, played by women in Ireland between about 700 and 1100. She focuses first on sex, love, marriage, and motherhood. She examines the economic strategies that women developed and the social networks they built in the face of men's desire to restrict their mobility. In the process, she ex...
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Land of women : tales of sex and gender from early Ireland / Lisa M. Bitel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.40902/9
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74VM5b6wOLjO
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ISBN
080143095X (alk. paper)
DDC
305.40902
MMS ID
991003768119702626
