CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 3
6. PART ONE. THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SPIRITUAL KINSHIP
7. 1. HISTORIOGRAPHY TO THE 1880s 13
8. 2. HISTORIOGRAPHY SINCE THE 1880S: THE FOUR TRADITIONS 32
9. PART TWO. BAPTISMAL SPONSORSHIP IN THE ANCIENT CHURCH, CA. 170 TO CA. 500
10. 3. THE SPONSORSHIP OF ADULTS 83
11. 4. THE SPONSORSHIP OF INFANTS 117
12. PART THREE. THE EMERGENCE OF SPIRITUAL KINSHIP IN THE WEST, CA. 500 TO CA. 750
13. 5. CAESARIUS OF ARLES 143
14. 6. THE SPIRITUAL FAMILY IN FRANKISH SOCIETY 163
15. 7. THE PROLIFERATION OF SPIRITUAL KINSMEN 205
16. 8. SPIRITUAL KINSMEN AND SEXUAL TABOOS 219
17. 9. THE CULTURAL ROOTS OF THE BAN ON SEXUAL CONTACT BETWEEN SPIRITUAL KINSMEN 258
18. PART FOUR. THE CAROLINGIAN SYNTHESIS
19. 10. THE GODPARENT AND THE BAPTISMAL LITURGY 285
20. 11. THE GODPARENT AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION 305
21. 12. SPIRITUAL KINSHIP IN WESTERN SOCIETY 333
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 340
23. INDEX 371