ISBN:
9780754667377
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 273 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
Catholic christendom, 1300 - 1700
Uniform Title:
Padri, padrini, patroni 〈engl.〉
DDC:
306.83
Keywords:
Sponsors History
;
Kinship Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Kinship History
;
Italy Social conditions
;
Italien
;
Taufe
;
Patenschaft
;
Katholizismus
;
Sozialgeschichte 1450-1650
Abstract:
Godparenthood and spiritual kinship: the origins of a distinctive social institution -- Godparents and comparison between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: a wide variety of local customs -- Godparenthood, literature, and family records from perception to interpretation -- Godparenthood in the 16th century from the Reformation to the Council of Trent -- The application of the decrees of the Council: resistance and compromise: three lines of enquiry -- The social impact of the reform -- Newborn babies and spiritual kinship: equal opportunities or discrimination -- Godfathers and godmothers: the case of Ivrea -- Godparenthood as an instrument of social alliance -- Godparenthood from the seventeenth century to the present day: a history of decline
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Godparenthood and spiritual kinship : the origins of a distinctive social institution -- Godparents and comparison between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries : a wide variety of local customs -- Godparenthood, literature, and family records from perception to interpretation -- Godparenthood in the 16th century from the Reformation to the Council of Trent -- The application of the decrees of the Council : resistance and compromise : three lines of enquiry -- The social impact of the reform -- Newborn babies and spiritual kinship : equal opportunities or discrimination -- Godfathers and godmothers : the case of Ivrea -- Godparenthood as an instrument of social alliance -- Godparenthood from the seventeenth century to the present day : a history of decline -- Appendix: Literature on godparenthood.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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