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Infertility in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Premodern Views on Childlessness
Langbeschreibung
This book examines discourses around infertility and views of childlessness in medieval and early modern Europe. ¿Whereas in our own time reproductive behaviour is regulated by demographic policy in the interest of upholding the intergenerational contract, premodern rulers strove to secure the succession to their thrones and preserve family heritage. Regardless of status, infertility could have drastic consequences, above all for women, and lead to social discrimination, expulsion, and divorce.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction.- 2. Theology: salvation stories of (in)fertility.- 3. Medicine: body concepts of (in)fertility.- 4. Jurisprudence: laws on (in)fertility.- 5. Demonology: metaphysics of (in)fertility.- 6. Ethics: ideals of life with (in)fertility.- 7. Epilogue.
Regina Toepfer is Chair of Medieval German Literature at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.
ISBN-13:
9783031089770
Veröffentl:
2022
Seiten:
255
Autor:
Regina Toepfer
Serie:
Progress in Mathematics
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
1 - PDF Watermark
Sprache:
Englisch
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