Infertility in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Premodern Views on Childlessness

by Regina Toepfer

Book Overview

This book examines discourses around infertility and views of childlessness in medieval and early modern Europe. ​Whereas in our own time reproductive behaviour is regulated by demographic policy in the interest of upholding the intergenerational contract, premodern rulers strove to secure the succession to their thrones and preserve family heritage. Regardless of status, infertility could have drastic consequences, above all for women, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031089790
• ISBN13: 9783031089794
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"