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The language of abuse

by Butler, Sara M.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Later medieval Europe, 1872-7875 ; . v. 2 Published by : Brill, (Leiden ; | Boston :) Physical details: x, 286 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Family violence -- England -- History -- To 1500. | Wife abuse -- England -- History -- To 1500. | Women -- Violence against -- England -- History -- To 1500. | Families -- England -- History -- To 1500. | Electronic books.
Year: 2007
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Includes bibliographical references(p. [267]-279) and index.

Setting the scene: discourses of passivity and violence -- Types and frequency of abuse in the medieval law courts -- Causes of marital tension -- The acceptability of marital violence: six case studies -- Regulating marital violence: the family and the community -- Scolds, personal liability, and marital violence.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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