A cultural history of marriage in the Renaissance and early modern age / [edited by] Joanne M. Ferraro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferraro, Joanne Marie, 1951- editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

Cultural history of marriage ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage--History.

Marriage.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

How have ideas of marriage evolved in Western culture? How has its influence changed, and been shaped by its social and cultural conditions? In a work that spans 2,500 years, these ambitious questions are addressed by 48 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. The volumes describe the role of marriage, its contributions to society, and how it engages with matters of religion, law, society and love. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Courtship and Ritual

2. Religion

3. State and Law

4. The Ties That Bind

5. The Family Economy

6. Love, Sex, and Sexuality

7. Breaking Vows

8. Representation.

Notes:

Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 16 May 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350086388

Publisher Number:

193953

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.