Women in the Sachsenspiegel: Gender and Asymmetrical Dependencies
(2023) Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies — ISBN: [978-3-11-120070-5], p. 213-238, published
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- This paper discusses the concept of women’s legal capacity during the later Middle Ages, thereby highlighting it as an inherent asymmetrical dependency construct, with particular reference to the customary law in the Sachsenspiegel Landrecht. The aim is to enhance our understanding of asymmetrical dependencies linked to gender during a historical period when society, hierarchies and power were conceived and structured very differently from the modern and post-modern periods. In that respect, the paper illustrates why theories of gender should go beyond the usual conceptualisations rooted in modern society and also include medieval studies.
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Laske, C. (2023). Women in the Sachsenspiegel: Gender and Asymmetrical Dependencies. In Jeannine Bischoff, Stephan Conermann, Marion Gymnich (ed.), Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies (p. p. 213-238). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111210544-010