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Mixed Matches : Trangressive Unions in Germany from the Reformation to the Enlightenment.
The significant changes in early modern German marriage practices included many unions that violated some taboo. That taboo could be theological and involve the marriage of monks and nuns, or refer to social misalliances as when commoners and princes (or princesses) wed. Equally transgressive were u...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Berghahn Books,
2014.
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| Colección: | Spektrum (New York, N.Y.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The significant changes in early modern German marriage practices included many unions that violated some taboo. That taboo could be theological and involve the marriage of monks and nuns, or refer to social misalliances as when commoners and princes (or princesses) wed. Equally transgressive were unions that crossed religious boundaries, such as marriages between Catholics and Protestants, those that violated ethnic or racial barriers, and those that broke kin-related rules. Taking as a point of departure Martin Luther's redefinition of marriage, the contributors to this volume spin out th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782384106 1782384103 9781782384090 178238409X |