Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Beowulf to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies, and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical figures - queens, abbesses, and other noblewomen - used their power in court and convent to provide education, medical care, and safety for their children, showing us that mothers of a thousand years ago and mothers of today had many of the same goals and aspirations.
| ISBN: | 9780312227210 |
| Publication date: | 13th April 2000 |
| Author: | Mary DockrayMiller |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 161 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history Gender studies, gender groups Sociology: family and relationships European history Biography, Literature and Literary studies |