'...detailed and absorbing book.' The Observer, May 1997 Using fascinating first-hand evidence, Cressy describes the ritual performance of childbirth, baptism, courtship, weddings, and funerals in England from c. 1500 to 1700, and reveals how these activities changed in response to the Reformation, the Revolution, and the Restoration. The result is a vivid classic rites of passage in Tudor and Stuart England. "Should be read by all serious students of the period interested in history from the bottom up.
'...detailed and absorbing book.' The Observer, May 1997Using fascinating first-hand evidence, Cressy describes the ritual performance of childbirth, baptism, courtship, weddings, and funerals in England from c. 1500 to 1700, and reveals how these activities changed in response to the Reformation, the Revolution, and the Restoration. The result is a vivid classic rites of passage in Tudor and Stuart England. "Should be read by all serious students of the period interested in history from the bottom up.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Cressy is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach. His recent books include Religion and Society in Early Modern England and Bonfires and Bells: National Memory and the Protestant Calendar in Elizabethan and Stuart England.
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* 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 oife" 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
* 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 oife" 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
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