The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Europe
Contributors: Anne L. McClanan (Editor); Karen Rosoff Encarnacion (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780312240011
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; Family & relationships; Women's studies; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Sociology; Europe; Europe - General; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family; History - General; History; Marriage; To 1500; Women
First sentence: How people are commemorated in death tends to say more about society's expectations than about them as individuals; major life experiences and personal characteristics are usually presented in terms that relate to the ideals and aspirations of the age.