ISBN:
0812239385
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9780812203974
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9780812239386
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (viii, 291 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Suppl.:
Rezensiert in Swanson, R. N. [Rezension von: McSheffrey, Shannon, Marriage, Sex, and Civic Culture in Late Medieval London] 2008
Serie:
The Middle Ages series
Serie:
The Middle Ages Ser
Paralleltitel:
Print version Marriage, Sex, and Civic Culture in Late Medieval London
DDC:
306.8109421/20902
Schlagwort(e):
Marriage History To 1500
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Sex and law History To 1500
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Marriage law History To 1500
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London (England) ; Social life and customs
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Marriage ; England ; London ; History ; To 1500
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Marriage law ; England ; London ; History ; To 1500
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Sex and law ; England ; London ; History ; To 1500
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Electronic books
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London (England) Social life and customs
Kurzfassung:
Using extensive evidence from archival documents from both the ecclesiastical court system and the records of city and royal government, as well as advice manuals, chronicles, moral tales, and liturgical texts, McSheffrey examines how marital and sexual relationships were woven into the fabric of late medieval London.
Kurzfassung:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Law and Social Practice in the Making of Marriage in Late Medieval London -- 1. Making a Marriage -- 2. Courtship and Gender -- 3· By the Father's will and the Friends' Counsel -- 4. Gender, Power, and the Logistics of Marital Litigation -- 5· Place, Space, and Respectability -- Part II. Governance, Sex, and Civic Morality -- 6. Governance -- 7· Gender, Sex, and Reputation -- Conclusion: Sex, Marriage, and Medieval Concepts of the Public -- Appendix: Legal Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I. Law and Social Practice in the Making of Marriage in Late Medieval London""; ""1. Making a Marriage""; ""2. Courtship and Gender""; ""3· By the Father's will and the Friends' Counsel""; ""4. Gender, Power, and the Logistics of Marital Litigation""; ""5· Place, Space, and Respectability""; ""Part II. Governance, Sex, and Civic Morality""; ""6. Governance""; ""7· Gender, Sex, and Reputation""; ""Conclusion: Sex, Marriage, and Medieval Concepts of the Public""
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
""Appendix: Legal Sources""""Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Acknowledgments""
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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