Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ευρωπαϊκή ΙστορίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Skouloudi Aikaterini
Supervisors info:
Κώστας Γαγανάκης, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής Νεότερης Ευρωπαϊκής Ιστορίας (ΕΚΠΑ)
Νικολέττα Γιαντσή, Καθηγήτρια Ευρωπαϊκής Μεσαιωνικής Ιστορίας (ΕΚΠΑ)
Ανδρονίκη Διαλέτη, Επίκουρη καθηγήτρια Πρώιμης Νεότερης Ευρωπαϊκής Ιστορίας (ΙΑΚΑ/Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας)
Original Title:
Γυναίκες και Μεταρρύθμιση: Ελπίδες, απογοητεύσεις και νέες προσλήψεις των γυναικείων υποκειμένων στις προτεσταντικές κοινωνίες. 16ος – 17ος αιώνες
Translated title:
Women and Reformation: Hopes, disappointments and new perceptions of women subjects in protestant societies, 16th to 17th century
Summary:
The interests of this master’s thesis stem from the questions of Gender History, regarding the influence of the ideas and policies of the protestant Reformation on the conception of the female subject. Through the analysis of three texts written by puritan theologians and clergymen, an attempt will be made to trace the standards and institutionalized limits of women’s action during the turbulent 17th century in England. Despite the many examples of women’s actions and the publication of works written by women writers on religious and political issues during the 16th and 17th centuries, it seems that the patterns and the limits of women’s action as projected by Reformation theorists, have rather led to the strict demarcation of women in their households, and under the supervision of their husbands. The same conclusion can be drawn through the investigation of state policies regarding crimes that were inextricably linked to female sexuality, such as prostitution, infanticide and witchcraft, and that highlighted the need for patriarchal control over the ‘inherent’ weaknesses of women.
Main subject category:
History
Keywords:
women, England, protestantism, regulatory discourse, gender stereotypes, , sixteenth century, seventeenth century
Number of references:
279
