Testaments of two cities
A comparative analysis of the wills of medieval Genoa and Douai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12528867 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen E Kittell (University of Idaho, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-82 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review of History Revue européenne d histoire (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-7486 • E-ISSN: 1469-8293 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13507489808568199 |
| OpenAlex | W2002873423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
A comparison of testamentary practice in medieval Genoa with that in Douai, France, reveals how differing social orientations resulted in profoundly contrasting social practices. Genoese society was chiefly privately orientated, and patrimony in Genoa was correspondingly transmitted along a vertical dimension. The public nature of the process in Douai, meanwhile, was correlated with a wide distribution of legacies on a horizontal axis. Women in Douai, therefore, enjoyed a scope of action not experienced by their Genoese counterparts. These circumstances, in turn, require a re‐evaluation of the so‐called ‘Frauenfrage‘ — the supposed problem of too many unmarried women
Action (physics · Political science · Scope (computer science · Settlor · Sociology · Testamentary trust · Computer Science · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Justice · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |