Format:
1 Online-Ressource
,
illustrations
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781350179738
Series Statement:
Cultural histories series 2
Content:
Introduction -- 1. Courtship and Ritual -- 2. Religion -- 3. State and Law -- 4. The Ties That Bind -- 5. The Family Economy -- 6. Love, Sex, and Sexuality -- 7. Breaking Vows -- 8. Representations of Marriage.
Content:
How have ideas of marriage evolved in Western culture? How has its influence changed, and been shaped by its social and cultural conditions? In a work that spans 2,500 years, these ambitious questions are addressed by 52 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. The volumes describe the role of marriage, its contributions to society, and how it engages with matters of religion, law, society and love. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350179714
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350179721
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350001824
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350001916
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350179738
