Project

Encloistered and Profane Masculinities: Comparative Research into the Evolution and Perception of High Medieval Ideals of Manhood (Late Eleventh-Early Fourteenth Centuries)

Code

3F018111

Looptijd

01-10-2011 → 30-09-2015

Financiering

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Jeroen Deploige

Onderzoeksdisciplines

Humanities and the arts
- History
- Theology and religious studies
Social sciences
- Economic history

Trefwoorden

comparatieve analyse mannelijkheid Nederlanden volle middeleeuwen Frans Latijn Nederlands West-Europa Comparatief Taal- en tekstanalyse Middeleeuwen Literatuurwetenschap Religie Geschiedenis Gender

Projectomschrijving

This project proposes a diachronic comparative research, based on a varied corpus of narratives and treatises, into the establishment, evolution and effectiveness of medieval ideals of masculinity in monastic and profane circles in the Low Countries. It takes into consideration the period between the second half of the 11th and the beginning of the 14th centuries.