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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thanks for the comments, & the book suggestion. I have it reserved. I am not happy with the idea that dying-in-childbirth tidied up the ratios. The documents I have worked with -- generally Venice 1300-1550, including a necrology for the Greek community for 250 years, suggest that this is much lower in the list of causes of female mortality than dysenteries, pneumonia & "fever" (probably often malaria). I'd like to know about studies on this topic. DW > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > There are many specific answers to this question depending on when and where > and what order we are talking about. In general, however, a "surplus" of > women caused considerable anxiety in the 12th century. Modern scholars call > this the "Frauenfrage." > > Jo Ann McNamara ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html