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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Cressy |
| ISBN: | 0198201680 9780198201687 |
| OCLC Number: | 37144322 |
| Description: | xv, 641 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Birth: Childbed mysteries. The management of childbirth. Childbed attendants. Mother and child -- Baptism: Baptism as sacrament and drama. Crosses in baptism. The people with the children. Changes and challenges -- Churching: Purification, thanksgiving, and the churching of women -- Courtship: Courtship and the making of marriage. Espousals, betrothals, and contracts -- Marriage: Holy matrimony. Prohibitions and impediments. Clandestine and irregular marriages. Nuptial vows. Wedding celebrations -- Death: Death comes to all. Ritual and reformation. Funerals and burials. The geography of interment -- Conclusion. |
| Other Titles: | Ritual, religion, and the life-cycle in Tudor and Stuart England |
| Responsibility: | David Cressy. |
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