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Birth, marriage, and death : ritual, religion, and the life-cycle in Tudor and Stuart England

Author: David Cressy
Publisher: Oxford [Eng.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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