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Marriage on Trial: Late Medieval German Couples at the Papal Court (Studies in medieval and early modern canon law, Vol. 10)
Ludwig Schmugge
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, graphs. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 323 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
In the first detailed study of papal penitentiary materials on marriage, renowned medieval historian Ludwig Schmugge tells the exciting stories of seduced maidens, too-closely-related husbands and wives, and thousands of couples who faced lawsuits—all of whom had transgressed marriage law on various grounds in the Middle Ages. This work vividly describes many of the individual cases and offers new insight into the social and legal pressures on marriage in the Middle Ages. At a time when betrothal, marriage, and sexual morals were strictly subject to the church's law, petitions from couples abounded. More than two hundred clerics of the penitentiary ... Read more
In the first detailed study of papal penitentiary materials on marriage, renowned medieval historian Ludwig Schmugge tells the exciting stories of seduced maidens, too-closely-related husbands and wives, and thousands of couples who faced lawsuits—all of whom had transgressed marriage law on various grounds in the Middle Ages. This work vividly describes many of the individual cases and offers new insight into the social and legal pressures on marriage in the Middle Ages. At a time when betrothal, marriage, and sexual morals were strictly subject to the church's law, petitions from couples abounded. More than two hundred clerics of the penitentiary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813220178
SKU
V9780813220178
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