TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wiesner,Merry E.
TI  - Women and gender in early modern Europe
T2  - New approaches to European history
SN  - 0521771056 (hb)
AV  - HQ1587 W54 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Women
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ideas and laws regarding women -- Body -- The female life-cycle -- Women's economic role -- Mind -- Literacy and learning -- Women and the creation of culture -- Spirit -- Religion -- Witchcraft -- Gender and power
N2  - "Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her study; she summarizes the latest scholarship in her chapters and bibliographies, adding new sections on topics such as sexuality, masculinity, the impact of colonialism, and women's role as consumers. Other themes investigated include the female life-cycle, literacy, women's economic role, artistic creation, female piety - and witchcraft - and the relationship between gender and power. The structure of the first edition remains: it reflects the tripartite division of the self - mind, body, and spirit - traditional in western philosophy. Coverage is geographically broad; the second edition includes longer discussions of the border areas, such as Russia, Ireland, and the Iberian peninsula. This book will be of importance for courses in gender history, early modern Europe, and comparative history."--Jacket
ER  -