Abstract & Overview
Gender and Power in the Premodern WorldGender and Power in the Premodern World showcases cutting-edge research into issues of gender and power across a broad temporal and geographic spectrum.It fills key lacunae in the field, broadening conversations about gender and power by addressing constructions and performances of masculinity as well as engaging with women's roles, expanding beyond a European framework of analysis, and breaking down conventional barriers between premodern periods.It examines not only rulers and elites in positions of political or religious authority but also others who exerted power in economic, cultural, and symbolic forms.