'Of Good and Ill Repute': Gender and Social Control in Medieval England
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To be labeled "of ill repute" in medieval society implied that a person had committed a violation of accepted standards and had stepped beyond the bounds of permissible behavior. To have a reputation "of good repute", however, was so powerful as to help a person accused of a crime be acquitted by his or her fellow peers. Labeling a person in medieval times was a complex matter. Often, unwritten codes of behavior determined who was of good repute and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019510949X
ISBN13:9780195109498
Release Date:February 1998
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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