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Infertility in medieval and early modern Europepremodern views on childlessness /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Infertility in medieval and early modern Europeby Regina Toepfer.
Reminder of title:	premodern views on childlessness /
Author:	Toepfer, Regina.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2022.
Description:	x, 255 p. :ill. (some color), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	ChildlessnessHistory.Europe
Subject:	Europe
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08977-0
ISBN:	9783031089770$q(electronic bk.)

Infertility in medieval and early modern Europepremodern views on childlessness /
Toepfer, Regina.

Infertility in medieval and early modern Europepremodern views on childlessness /[electronic resource] :by Regina Toepfer. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2022. - x, 255 p. :ill. (some color), digital ;24 cm.

1. Introduction -- 2. Theology: salvation stories of (in)fertility -- 3. Medicine: body concepts of (in)fertility -- 4. Jurisprudence: laws on (in)fertility -- 5. Demonology: metaphysics of (in)fertility -- 6. Ethics: ideals of life with (in)fertility -- 7. Epilogue.

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 lead to social discrimination, expulsion, and divorce. Rather than outlining a history of discrimination against or the suffering of infertile couples, this book explores the mechanisms used to justify the unequal treatment of persons without children. Exploring views on childlessness across theology, medicine, law, demonology, and ethics, it undertakes a comprehensive examination of 'fertility' as an identity category from the perspective of new approaches in gender and intersectionality research. Shedding light on how premodern views have shaped understandings our own time, this book is highly relevant interest to students and scholars interested in discourses around infertility across history. Regina Toepfer is Chair of Medieval German Literature at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.

ISBN: 9783031089770$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-08977-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

939278
Childlessness
--History.--EuropeSubjects--Geographical Terms:

244548
Europe

LC Class. No.: HQ755.8

Dewey Class. No.: 306.870940903

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