LEADER 03749nam 22007092 450 001 9910149165103321 005 20210706123512.0 010 $a1-78204-655-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782046554 035 $a(CKB)3710000000929626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4415469 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781782046554 035 $a(DE-B1597)676428 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782046554 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000929626 100 $a20160511d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPerceptions of femininity in early Irish society /$fHelen Oxenham$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aWoodbridge ; Rochester, NY :$cThe Boydell Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aStudies in Celtic history,$x0261-9865 ;$vXXXVI 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021). 311 $a1-78327-116-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Tables -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tAbbreviations -- $t1. Perceptions of Femininity in Early Irish Society: An Introduction -- $t2. The Feminine Norm -- $t3. The Powerful Feminine -- $t4. The Saintly Feminine -- $t5. The Sinful Feminine -- $t6. Conclusions -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWas femininity in early Irish society perceived as weak and sinful, innately inferior to masculinity? Was it seen as powerful and dangerous, a threat to the peace and tranquility of male society? Orwas there a more nuanced view, an understanding that femininity, or femininities, could be presented in a variety of ways according to the pragmatic concerns of the writer?
This book examines the sources surviving from fifth- to ninth-century Ireland, aiming to offer a fresh view of authorial perceptions of the period. It seeks to highlight the complexities of those perceptions, the significance of authorial aims and purposes in the construction of femininity, and the potential disjunction between societal "reality" and the images presented to us in the sources. This careful analysis of a broad range of early Irish sources demonstrates how fluid constructions of gender could be, and presents a new interpretation of the position of femininity in the thought world of early Irish authors. Helen Oxenham worked at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in Cambridge as supervisor and researcher on the Mapping Miracles project. She now works for The EnglishHeritage Trust. 410 0$aStudies in Celtic history ;$v36. 606 $aWomen$zIreland$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 500-1500 606 $aFemininity in literature 606 $aSex role$zIreland$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aFemininity$zIreland$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aIreland$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 610 $aIrish feminism. 610 $aIrish history. 610 $aIrish literature. 610 $aacademia. 610 $afemale gaze. 610 $afeminism. 610 $agender and women's studies. 610 $amasculinity. 610 $amiddle ages. 610 $ascholarship. 610 $awomen in Ireland. 610 $awomen in fiction. 610 $awomen's rights. 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 615 0$aFemininity in literature. 615 0$aSex role$xHistory 615 0$aFemininity$xHistory 676 $a305.409415 700 $aOxenham$b Helen$01208001 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910149165103321 996 $aPerceptions of femininity in early Irish society$92786990 997 $aUNINA