By examining a significant corpus of secular and monastic charters, this study provides a more complex understanding of the role of religious patronage in medieval society, specifically offering a glimpse of the experience of female rulers in a period when actions were often constrained and obscured by gender bias.
| ISBN: | 9781349733460 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2013 |
| Author: | E Jordan |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 193 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
European history Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Religion: general Gender studies, gender groups Religion and beliefs |