The Language of Abuse

Marital Violence in Later Medieval England
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15634-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 257 mm, Gewicht: 839 g

Reihe: Later Medieval Europe

The Language of Abuse provides the first comprehensive examination of marital violence in later medieval England. Drawing from a wide variety of legal and literary sources, this book develops a nuanced perspective of the acceptability of marital violence at a time when social expectations of gender and marriage were in transition. As such, Butler’s work contributes to current debates concerning the role of the jury, levels of violence in late medieval England, the power relationship within marriage, and the position of women in medieval society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Butler, Sara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter One: Setting the Scene: Discourses of Passivity and Violence
Chapter Two: Types and Frequency of Abuse in the Medieval Law Courts
Chapter Three: Causes of Marital Tension
Chapter Four: The Acceptability of Marital Violence: Six Case Studies
Chapter Five: Regulating Marital Violence: The Family and the Community
Chapter Six: Scolds, Personal Liability, and Marital Violence
Conclusion
Works Cited

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Butler, Ph.D. (2001) in History, Dalhousie University, is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Loyola University New Orleans. Recent articles deal with topics of suicide verdicts and violence against women in medieval England.