Gendering the Crusades
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Gendering
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- ISBN 9780708316986
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 13 Dec 2001
- Publisher: University of Wales Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This work provides an exploration of the issue of gender in relation to the crusades. It discusses a range of subjects, from the medieval construction of gender to the military participation of women in the crusades. It provides both readings of well-known texts and examinations of newer source material, as well as discussing other topics such as masculinity, the role of female saints and religious figures in the crusades, and the realtionship of crusaders to their families.
Dr Susan B. Edgington is Teaching and Research Fellow in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London. The history of the crusades is her primary interest. Sarah Lambert is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, London University. She has published articles on the queen s of Jerusalem, and on women in the crusade literature.
