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Author Müller, Wolfgang P., 1960- author.

Title Marriage litigation in the Western Church, 1215-1517 / Wolfgang P. Müller, Fordham University, New York
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 270 pages)
Contents Matrimonial Caseloads in Xanten and Basel -- Franco-Germanic adjudication -- England -- Italy : Canonical marriage on the sidelines -- Top-down pastoral action in Catalonia -- The Domestic partnerships of Iberia
Summary "From the establishment of a coherent doctrine on sacramental marriage to the eve of the Reformation, late medieval church courts were used for marriage cases in a variety of ways. Ranging widely across Western Europe, including the Upper and Lower Rhine regions, England, Italy, Catalonia, and Castile, this study explores the stark discrepancies in practice between the North of Europe and the South. Wolfgang P. Müller draws attention to the existence of public penitential proceedings in the North and their absence in the South, and explains the difference in demand, as well as highlighting variations in how individuals obtained written documentation of their marital status. Integrating legal and theological perspectives on marriage with late medieval social history, Müller addresses questions around the relationship between the Church and medieval marriage, and what this reveals about both institutions"-- Provided by the publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 8, 2021)
Subject Matrimonial actions -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
Matrimonial actions (Canon law) -- History -- To 1500
Marriage law -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
Marriage law
Matrimonial actions
Matrimonial actions (Canon law)
Europe
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781108955812
1108955819