| Description |
1 online resource (564 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Map; Title Page; Colophon; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Historical andhistoriographicalbackground; Part I. Legal aspects of marriage; Chapter 3. Consent in canon law and Icelandic marriage legislation; Chapter 4. The regulation of Icelandic marriage1300-1600; Chapter 5. The local knowledgeof canon law and theinternalization of newnorms; Part II. Ritual aspects of marriage; Chapter 6. The marriage ritual:The entry into marriage; Chapter 7. Christian influence andchange in the form ofthe written contract; Chapter 8. The making of holybonds and human bonds |
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Part III. Property aspects of marriageChapter 9. Marital property andmarriage strategy; Chapter 10. Exchange of marriagegifts and the problem ofinheritance; Chapter 11. Transfer of propertyand property right; Chapter 12. Conclusionand discussion; Bibliography; Appendices; List of abbreviations; Glossary andexplanation; Danish summary; Index of Persons; Geographical Index |
| Summary |
Christianity changed the culture and society of Iceland, as it also did in other parts of Northern Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. One of the important areas of change involved the introduction of new rules on the legal requirements for marriage. Property and Virginity examines Icelandic law codes, marriage contracts, and other documents related to court proceedings. Based on extensive source material never researched before, this pioneer study explores the very gradual Christianization of marriage in Iceland. It shows that this process, which lasted for hundreds of years, h |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-469) and indexes |
| Notes |
Includes summary in Danish |
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Print version record |
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Marriage -- Iceland -- History
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Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Marriage (Canon law)
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Marriage customs and rites, Medieval -- Iceland
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Marital property -- Iceland -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family.
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Marital property
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Marriage
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Marriage (Canon law)
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Marriage customs and rites, Medieval
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Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Iceland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9788779342057 |
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8779342051 |
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