Sin, sanctity and the sister-in-law : marriage with a deceased wife's sister in the nineteenth century / by David G. Barrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrie, David G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage with deceased wife's sister--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Marriage with deceased wife's sister.

Marriage with deceased wife's sister--England--History--19th century.

Marriage with deceased wife's sister--Scotland--History--19th century.

Marriage with deceased wife's sister--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Social aspects.

History.

England.

Great Britain.

Scotland.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Contents:

Introduction

"A passage in our history which we could not look back upon without shame": the roots of discontent, c.1835-48

Restraining the "devil in our sisters" : James Wortley's marriage affinity bills and the Scottish response, 1849-51

The "misery of Scotch law" : political discourses, legal precedents and cultural representations, c.1851-69

"Sleeping while the enemy is busy sowing his tares" : the challenge to scripture, c.1851-88

"The man is everything, and the woman nothing" : protecting, purifying and conceptualising the family, 1862-88

"It is too readily assumed that all those who are opposed to this kind of marriage are idiots" : public opinion, print and personal conscience, 1862-1906

"It is time this controversy should end" : reform and reaction

Conclusion: a woman's question, a man's need, a class's interest?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Barrie, David G. Sin, sanctity and the sister-in-law.

ISBN:

9780815370925

081537092X

OCLC:

1028611289