Den avhängiga: Kvinnoförakt som förutsättning för ett enda genus på 1200-talets Island?
In an article published 1993 Carol J. Clover argues that the gender-system in thirteenth-century Iceland was a one-gender-system, where that gender was male and all other individuals were characterised by their lack of maleness. She bases her argument on the words úmagi, úmegð, 'those who canno...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ec5d5a4564664f24b5fac2cbda466b9b 2023-05-15T16:50:07+02:00 Den avhängiga: Kvinnoförakt som förutsättning för ett enda genus på 1200-talets Island? Mikael Males 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/ec5d5a4564664f24b5fac2cbda466b9b EN NO SV eng nor swe Novus http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/1933 https://doaj.org/toc/0801-9282 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-6700 0801-9282 2387-6700 https://doaj.org/article/ec5d5a4564664f24b5fac2cbda466b9b Collegium Medievale, Vol 19 (2006) Modern history 1453- D204-475 Medieval history D111-203 article 2006 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T22:03:12Z In an article published 1993 Carol J. Clover argues that the gender-system in thirteenth-century Iceland was a one-gender-system, where that gender was male and all other individuals were characterised by their lack of maleness. She bases her argument on the words úmagi, úmegð, 'those who cannot maintain themselves' which she connects to women. My survey of the use of these words shows that no such connection exists. She also claims that the scarce interest in women or womens´ sphere in the sagas points to a structure where women were held in contempt for not being men - as indeed were all other úmagar: cripples, aged people, children and so on. I contend, however, that the sagas' silence in this area cannot in itself be construed as a prejudice against women. Since female activity that drives the plot onwards, such as sourcery or whetting, is common in the sagas, we should conclude that interest in any activity to a large extent is due to its narrative potential. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Talets ENVELOPE(146.983,146.983,59.933,59.933) |
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In an article published 1993 Carol J. Clover argues that the gender-system in thirteenth-century Iceland was a one-gender-system, where that gender was male and all other individuals were characterised by their lack of maleness. She bases her argument on the words úmagi, úmegð, 'those who cannot maintain themselves' which she connects to women. My survey of the use of these words shows that no such connection exists. She also claims that the scarce interest in women or womens´ sphere in the sagas points to a structure where women were held in contempt for not being men - as indeed were all other úmagar: cripples, aged people, children and so on. I contend, however, that the sagas' silence in this area cannot in itself be construed as a prejudice against women. Since female activity that drives the plot onwards, such as sourcery or whetting, is common in the sagas, we should conclude that interest in any activity to a large extent is due to its narrative potential. |
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