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Available
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Collection
Publication
Cornell University Press (1998), Edition: Reprint, 282 pages
Description
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. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of Christianity as imposed by the clergy and Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production.
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LibraryThing member juliayoung
Jenny Jochens takes the Norse sagas and laws of Norway and Iceland and provides us with a view into how women lived, how they were viewed, and what changed when the pagan religion was replaced by Christianity. A fascinating read.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
282 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
0801485207 / 9780801485206
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