Bigamy and Christian Identity in Late Medieval Champagne
Sara McDougallThis book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment.
This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment.
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Rok:
2012
Wydawnictwo:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Język:
english
Strony:
240
ISBN 10:
0812206541
ISBN 13:
9780812206548
Plik:
PDF, 840 KB
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english, 2012