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Author Korpiola, Mia

Title Between betrothal and bedding : marriage formation in Sweden 1200-1600 / by Mia Korpiola
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 437 pages) : illustrations, map
Series The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 43
Northern world ; v. 43.
Contents Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter One The Process: Traditional Marriage Formation in Medieval Sweden; Chapter Two The Act: The Making of Marriage in Medieval Canon Law; Chapter Three The Challenge: Controlling Marriage Formation in Medieval Sweden; Chapter Four Ecclesiastical Control vs. Traditional Marriage Formation in Reformation Sweden; Chapter Five Conclusion; Abbreviations; Sources and Bibliography; Index
Summary Investigating the interaction and tension between Swedish and canonical marriage formation, and the later Lutheran influence, this book offers a case study of marriage formation as a process and the mechanisms of legal reception in medieval and Reformation Sweden
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-428) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Marriage law -- Sweden -- History -- To 1500
Marriage law -- Sweden -- History -- 16th century
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Marriage law
Sweden
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047426769
9047426762
1282601458
9781282601451