Concubinage

wars, they were forced to work in Japanese factories and mines, and were required to pay taxes without many benefits. The old feudal system was abolished by the Japanese with which it had put to bed several social evils, women now had more rights, concubinage was now abolished and women had the right to petition for divorce. But, a new problem had surfaced during the 2nd world war, thousands of women were abducted and forced to become “comfort women” (prostitutes) for Japanese…

For a very long time women have been suffering in the middle east, with restrictive rules and laws women are forced to surrender to the men who control their lives. Could you imagine a world where women aren't allowed to do basic everyday tasks like drive a car, vote in political elections, or choose which outfit to wear that day. Life in the middle east is significantly easier for men, men get to make the decisions, they have authority over any females in their life. “In Saudi Arabia, every…

identified five factors that explain why the laity believed priests were predators: the church emphasised confession, there would be an invasive questioning of women before they got married to determine their sexual past, the confusion between concubinage and clerical seduction, masculine suspicions that priests manipulated women and finally the nationwide networks of clerical influence. Long before the revolution, the stories of priests seducing women were frequent. Once more, revolutionary…

Françoise d’Aubigné, the Marquise de Maintenon, was “constantly located ‘auprès du Roi’ and at the heart of the king’s government during the last twenty-five years of his rule (Bryant 9). Her position allowed her to possess a considerable amount of influence over Louis XIV and his court. Accordingly, jealous contemporaries were suspicious of Maintenon’s motivations and often viewed her as an all-powerful figure with a dangerous amount influence over Louis XIV. However, their fears were…

And also prohibited to you are all married women except those who your right hand possess (slaves or war captives). [This is] the decree of God upon you. Quran 4:24 (partial verse) If it’s the idea of Islam condoning slavery; all it is doing is revealing the situation that existed in the 7th century. It’s very easy for us living in the 21st century to think that slavery is wrong and there’s no place for it in the world. But we forget the sacrifices that many people had gone through in order to…

Though many people are aware that women played a role in slave resistance, when there is discussion, it is portrayed as though women were not truly involved in challenging slavery and were not change-agents in the slave communities. However, this is not true because women were quite vital to slave resistance movements. There is ample research that proves they participated in both violent and nonviolent methods to confront slavery and the authority of the White man. Yet, there is little…

How The Reformation Contributed to The Council of Trent The Council of Trent, as Paolo Sarpi recalled in his Istoria del Concilio Tridentino, described the event as the “Iliad of our time” due its long and climatic History. The Council’s Purpose as stated in the bull Laetre Jerusalem, was to “eliminate religious discord and to reform the Christian people.” However it is often discussed how much the Protestant concerns were ignored and overlooked in favor of making very little change in the…

The chapters name “sectional prejudice”—and imply class division—as forces that may be stronger than racial solidarity. Working class distaste for the emerging black bourgeoisie (dubbed here “the colored 400”) manifests itself through a competition for the accouterments of middle class domesticity (183). The fair’s contests, conceived to raise money to pay the church’s mortgage, reward the individuals who sell the most tickets and refreshments with tokens of the bourgeoisie, including a piano,…

Marriage and Divorce in Akan Society Student’s Name Name of University Course Name Professor’s Name 20th April, 2015 Introduction Akan is one of the most civilized cultures of Africa. There are many literary works on the life and culture of Akan. As Danguah quotes that Akanni “means a nice, refined, well mannered man; a civilized or cultured person” (Nkansah-Kyeremateng, 1996, p. 26), Akan has civilized standards and customs…

During the 11th century in Germany, three monks each wrote a chronicle on the events of the papacy, their monastery, and the Holy Roman Emperors during their lives. The three authors, Herman ‘the Lame’ of Reichenau, Berthold of Reichenau, and Bernold of St. Blasien, would write their chronicles by year, or annals, mostly recording the deaths of different bishops and changes in personnel in their monastery. However, their detailed accounts, starting around 1049, would describe important events in…