Gender and Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Destroying Order, Structuring Disorder

by Susan Broomhall

Book Overview

States of emotion were vital as a foundation to society in the premodern period, employed as a force of order to structure diplomatic transactions, shape dynastic and familial relationships, and align religious beliefs, practices and communities. At the same time, societies understood that affective states had the potential to destroy order, creating undesirable disorder and instability that had both individual and communal consequences. These had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367880423
• ISBN13: 9780367880422
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"