Unmarriages : Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages.
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- 9780812206418
- 306.84/1
- HQ513 -- .K37 2012eb
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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