Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England

von M. Dockray-Miller

161 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Beowulf to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies, and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical figures - queens, abbesses, and other noblewomen - used their power in court and convent to provide education, medical care, and safety for their children, showing us that mothers of a thousand years ago and mothers of today had many of the same goals and aspirations.

• Reihe: The New Middle Ages
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9780312227210
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2000
• Größe: 21.6 x 14 cm
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US