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.
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.
Ruth Mazo Karras is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of From Boys to Men: Formations of Masculinity in Late Medieval Europe and coeditor of Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe, both available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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Introduction: Marriage and Other Unions Chapter 1. The Church and the Regulation of Unions between Women and Men Chapter 2. Unequal Unions Chapter 3. Priests and Their Partners Chapter 4. On the Margins of Marriage Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Introduction: Marriage and Other Unions Chapter 1. The Church and the Regulation of Unions between Women and Men Chapter 2. Unequal Unions Chapter 3. Priests and Their Partners Chapter 4. On the Margins of Marriage Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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