Gendered Sin and Misogyny in John of Bromyard's ‘Summa Predicantium’
That medieval culture included misogynous aspects has long been recognized. Only through the study of its specific lineaments in particular works, however, can the nature of that misogyny at particular junctures be understood. The content of antifeminist or misogynistic rhetoric varied greatly over...
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Cambridge University Press
1992
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Traditio
Year: 1992, Volume: 47, Pages: 233-257 |
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| Summary: | That medieval culture included misogynous aspects has long been recognized. Only through the study of its specific lineaments in particular works, however, can the nature of that misogyny at particular junctures be understood. The content of antifeminist or misogynistic rhetoric varied greatly over time and space during the Middle Ages, although most medieval writing that directly attacked women drew on the classical and patristic traditions exemplified by Juvenal and Jerome. Misogyny, of course, was never the whole story, only a part of a complex cultural valuation of the feminine. Nevertheless, it clearly was an important theme in much medieval writing. Medieval writers used misogynistic topoi for purposes other than attacking women, but in doing so they perpetuated conventions that had an impact on women in medieval society. This article looks at the misogynistic aspects of one work, John of Bromyard's Summa predicantium. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900007248 |