The language of abuse : marital violence in later medieval England / by Sara M. Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Sara M. (Sara Margaret)

Series:

Later medieval Europe ; v. 2.

Later medieval Europe, 1872-7875 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--England--History--To 1500.

Family violence.

Wife abuse--England--History--To 1500.

Wife abuse.

Women--Violence against--England--History--To 1500.

Women.

Families--England--History--To 1500.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Setting the scene: discourses of passivity and violence

Types and frequency of abuse in the medieval law courts

Causes of marital tension

The acceptability of marital violence: six case studies

Regulating marital violence: the family and the community

Scolds, personal liability, and marital violence.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references(p. [267]-279) and index.

Other Format:

Print resources:

ISBN:

9789047418955

9047418956

1281920983

9786611920982

OCLC:

503440995

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004156340.i-287 DOI