Women in Old Norse Society: A Portrait Paperback - 1998
by Jenny Jochens
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In the summer of the year 1000 the leaders of Iceland convened for the yearly meeting of their deliberative body, the so-called alingi-by then a generation old.
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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, leisure activities, religious practices, and legal constraints and protections. Much of this information also applies to everyday life in the entire Germanic world. Conveying the experiences not only of aristocrats but also of ordinary farmers, the author draws from her extensive knowledge of the oldest and fullest record of the Germanic tribes. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of the imposition of Christianity by the clergy and the Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production: homespun was used for every conceivable domestic purpose; the lengths of cloth became the standard of measurement for local commercial exchange and were used to obtain commodities abroad. Jochens's masterly command of the Old Norse narratives and legal texts enables her to provide a rich social history that includes the fullest analysis to date of pagan and Christian marriage and the first comprehensive study of infanticide in the North.
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- Title Women in Old Norse Society: A Portrait
- Author Jenny Jochens
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-03-26
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780801485206 / 0801485207
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.95 x 5.98 x 0.69 in (22.73 x 15.19 x 1.75 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Dewey Decimal Code 605.4
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