Medievalists.net » Hrotsvit of Gandersheim http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Oda: An Extraordinary Example of a Medieval Woman’s Religious Authority and Economic Power http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/22/oda-an-extraordinary-example-of-a-medieval-womans-religious-authority-and-economic-power/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/22/oda-an-extraordinary-example-of-a-medieval-womans-religious-authority-and-economic-power/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:02:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31170 hristianity posed as a shackle for many women in the early Middle Ages. Though sexism and female subordination were prevalent prior to the emergence of this monotheistic religion, Christianity established its own justifications for continuing in the male domination.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/22/oda-an-extraordinary-example-of-a-medieval-womans-religious-authority-and-economic-power/feed/ 0 Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Her Works and Their Messages http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/08/hrotsvit-of-gandersheim-her-works-and-their-messages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/08/hrotsvit-of-gandersheim-her-works-and-their-messages/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:24:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25175 Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, a poetess and playwright during the tenth century, created a body of work that both reflected and instructed people in her society.

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