From Boys to Men: Formations of Masculinity in Late Medieval EuropeWhile the social identity of women in medieval society hinged largely on the ritual of marriage, identity for men was derived from belonging to a particular group. Knights, monks, apprentices, guildsmen all underwent a process of initiation into their unique subcultures. As From Boys to Men shows, the process of this socialization reveals a great deal about medieval ideas of what it meant to be a man—as distinguished from a boy, from a woman, and even from a beast. |
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Contents
Masculinities Youth and the Late Middle Ages | 1 |
Mail Bonding Knights Ladies and the Proving of Manhood | 20 |
Separating the Men from the Beasts Medieval Universities and Masculine Formation | 67 |
Masters and Men Independence and Urban Craft Workers | 109 |
Becoming a Man | 151 |
Notes | 169 |
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Acknowledgments | 245 |
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From Boys to Men: Formations of Masculinity in Late Medieval Europe Ruth Mazo Karras No preview available - 2003 |