David Cressy

Birth, Marriage & Death

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Produktbeschreibung

In doing so, he vividly brings to life the common experiences of living and dying in Tudor and Stuart England.

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From childbirth and baptism through to courtship, weddings, and funerals, every stage in the life-cycle of Tudor and Stuart England was accompanied by ritual. Even under the protestantism of the reformed Church, the spiritual and social dramas of birth, marriage, and death were graced with elaborate ceremony. Powerful and controversial protocols were in operation, shaped and altered by the influences of the Reformation, the Revolution, and the Restoration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 658
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1125g
• ISBN-13: 9780198201687
• ISBN-10: 0198201680
• Artikelnr.: 21394907

Autorenporträt

David Cressy is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach.

Inhaltsangabe

* BIRTH * 1: Childbed Mysteries: God's Babies: The Spiritual Construction of Childbirth
Comforts for Childbearing Women
Suffering and Death
The Archers: A Family History * 2: The Management of Childbirth: Books for the Birth of Mankind
Signs of Conception
Care of the Expectant Mother
Abortion
Preparations for the Birth Room * 3: Childbed Attendants: Reputable Midwives
Midwives and Ministers
Midwives in Action
Bastard Births * 4: Mother and Child: The Woman in the Straw
Childbed Gossips
The Blessings of the Breast
The Wetnurse and the Martyr * BAPTISM * 5: Baptism as Sacrament and Drama: Questions of Contention
Timing, Refusal and Neglect
Liturgy
Theology
Lost Souls
Baptism by Women * 6: Crosses in Baptism: The Sign of the Cross
Elements and Substances
Dipping and Sprinkling
Fonts and Basins * 7: The People with the Children: Parents and Godparents
Naming the Child
Chrisom Cloths and Christening Sheets
Christening Cheer * 8: Changes and Challenges: Baptism in Times of Distraction, 1642-1660
Baptism after the Restoration
The Rise of Private Baptism * CHURCHING * 9: Purification, Thanksgiving, and the Churching of Women: Viewpoints
Gossippings
Green Women
Blessing and Cleansing
Complaints and Objections
Rates and Fees
Cases and Collisions
Decent Veils
"Julia's Churching"
Churching continued, 1645-1700
Multiple Meanings * COURTSHIP * 10: Courtship and the Making of Marriage: Courtship Narratives
Making a Match
Choice and Consent
Mutual Love and Good Liking
Gifts and Tokens * 11: Espousals, Betrothals and Contracts: Cementing an Engagement
Carnal Knowledge * MARRIAGE * 12: Holy Matrimony: Transformations
Problems and Questions
God's Weddings * 13: Prohibitions and Impediments: Forbidden Seasons
Banns and Licences
Impediments
Prohibited Degrees
Religious Restrictions * 14: Clandestine and Irregular Marriages: Canonical Hours
Clandestine Weddings
"Living together as man and wife"
After the Restoration * 15: Nuptial Vows: The Solemnization of Matrimony
Giving the Bride
The Ring in Marriage
The Accustomed Duty * 16: Wedding Celebrations: Festive Excess
Hymen's Revels
Wedding Gear
Bridal Flowers
Giving and Bidding
Bridal Processions
Acts of Piety and Mirth
Possets and Stockings * DEATH * 17: Death Comes for All: Body and Soul
Ars Moriendi
Grief * 18: Ritual and Reformation: The Order for Burial of the Dead
Persistent Tradition
Puritan Criticism
Ceremonial Discipline
The War on Pomp
Revolution and Restoration * 19: Funerals and Burials: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Winding and Watching
Furnishings and Equipment
Funeral Processions
Mourning Black
Doles and Dinners
The Triumph of Pomp * 20: The Geography of Interment: Fees and Dues
Places of Honour
The Dormitory of Christians
Markers and Memorials * Conclusion: Centres and Peripheries
Public and Private
Social and Spiritual
Stories within Stories
Men and women
Problems and changes
Reformation, Revolution and Restoration * Index