Women in Old Norse Society / / Jenny Jochens.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Jochens, Jenny,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; CHAPTER ONE. Guðny Bðvarsdὁttir and Guðnin Gjukadttir: Nordic-Germanic Continuity --; CHAPTER TWO. Marriage --; CHAPTER THREE. Reproduction --; CHAPTER FOUR. Leisure --; CHAPTER FIVE. Work --; CHAPTER SIX. The Economics of Homespun --; APPENDIX Sources --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780801455964; 9783110606744
• DOI: 10.7591/9780801455964
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jenny Jochens.

Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway-their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs, reproductive practices, familial relations, leisure activities, religious practices, and legal constraints and protections. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of Christianity as imposed by the clergy and Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production.