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Spiritual Marriage

Sexual Abstinence in Medieval Wedlock

  • Paperback
  • 392 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm

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The early Christian and medieval practice of spiritual marriage, in which husband and wife mutually and voluntarily relinquish sexual activity for reasons of piety, plays an important role in the development of the institution of marriage and in the understanding of female religiosity. Drawing on hagiography, chronicles, theology, canon law and pastoral sources, this book traces the history of spiritual marriage from apostolic times to the beginning of the 16th century.
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  • Title

    Spiritual Marriage

  • Author

    Dyan Elliott

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Princeton University Press

  • Published

    November 1995

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    554g

  • Page Count

    392

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780691010885

  • ISBN-10

    0691010889

  • Eden Code

    1192925