Unmarriages : Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages.
Karras, Ruth Mazo.
Unmarriages : Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (292 pages) - The Middle Ages Series . - The Middle Ages Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Marriage and Other Unions -- 1. The Church and the Regulation of Unions between Women and Men -- 2. Unequal Unions -- 3. Priests and Their Partners -- 4. On the Margins of Marriage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Traditional marriage was not the only option for couples in medieval Europe. Alternative forms of union could make lives precarious but also provided a degree of flexibility. The study draws on a wide geographical and chronological range of examples in order to illustrate local difference while bringing out broad patterns.
9780812206418
Marriage-Europe-History-To 1500.
Marriage (Canon law)-History-To 1500.
Unmarried couples-Europe-History-To 1500.
Unmarried couples (Canon law)-History-To 1500.
Man-woman relationships-Europe-History-To 1500.
Mate selection-Europe-History-To 1500.
Electronic books.
HQ513 -- .K37 2012eb
306.84/1
Unmarriages : Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (292 pages) - The Middle Ages Series . - The Middle Ages Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Marriage and Other Unions -- 1. The Church and the Regulation of Unions between Women and Men -- 2. Unequal Unions -- 3. Priests and Their Partners -- 4. On the Margins of Marriage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Traditional marriage was not the only option for couples in medieval Europe. Alternative forms of union could make lives precarious but also provided a degree of flexibility. The study draws on a wide geographical and chronological range of examples in order to illustrate local difference while bringing out broad patterns.
9780812206418
Marriage-Europe-History-To 1500.
Marriage (Canon law)-History-To 1500.
Unmarried couples-Europe-History-To 1500.
Unmarried couples (Canon law)-History-To 1500.
Man-woman relationships-Europe-History-To 1500.
Mate selection-Europe-History-To 1500.
Electronic books.
HQ513 -- .K37 2012eb
306.84/1