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Between Betrothal and Bedding
Marriage Formation in Sweden 1200-1600
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Englisch
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
2009
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Swedish medieval marriage formation was a process, written down in the secular laws. However, it started to evolve because of the interaction with the medieval Catholic marriage doctrine, which focused on mutual words of consent. Although first the canon law of marriage, and then Lutheran marriage dogma influenced the Swedish development, the perception of marriage as a process, consisting of several legal acts and accompanied by property transfers, proved remarkably resilient. The pragmatic and rural character of Sweden contributed to this, despite pressure from canon and Roman law and attempts at bringing marriage formation under ecclesiastical control. Marrying by stages was in itself unremarkable in Europe, but the legal foundation and formality make medieval and sixteenth-century Sweden a unique case study.
Information zu Autoren / Herausgebern
Mia Korpiola, Doctor of Laws (2004), is Reader (Docent) in legal history at the University of Helsinki. She has published on medieval and early modern marriage and sexual crime and the influence of canon and Roman law on Swedish law.
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eBook veröffentlicht am:
23. Februar 2009
eBook ISBN:
9789047426769
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Inhalt:
437
eBook ISBN:
9789047426769
Schlagwörter für dieses Buch
law; Sweden; Middle; Ages; Reformation; church; gender; history; canon; marriage
Zielgruppe(n) für dieses Buch
All those interested in medieval, Reformation and comparative legal history, family history, medieval and Reformation history, Scandinavian studies and the history of the Church.
