The language of abuse [electronic resource] : marital violence in later medieval England / by Sara M. Butler.
2007
HV6626.23.G7 B88 2007eb
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The language of abuse [electronic resource] : marital violence in later medieval England / by Sara M. Butler.
ISBN
9789004156340
9004156348
9004156348
Publication Details
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Language
English
Description
x, 286 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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HV6626.23.G7 B88 2007eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.82/92094209024
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references(p. [267]-279) and index.
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Later medieval Europe ; v. 2.
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Table of 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.
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.