Karras, Ruth Mazo. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812206418 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Marriage-Europe-History-To 1500.<br/>Marriage (Canon law)-History-To 1500.<br/>Unmarried couples-Europe-History-To 1500.<br/>Unmarried couples (Canon law)-History-To 1500.<br/>Man-woman relationships-Europe-History-To 1500.<br/>Mate selection-Europe-History-To 1500.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ513 -- .K37 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.84/1