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Marriage, sex and civic culture in late medieval London /

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 la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McSheffrey, Shannon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2006.
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • 6. Governance
  • 7. Gender, Sex, and Reputation
  • Conclusion: Sex, Marriage, and Medieval Concepts of the Public
  • Appendix: Legal Sources
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.