Spiritual Marriage (e-bog) af Elliott, Dyan
Elliott, Dyan (forfatter)

Spiritual Marriage e-bog

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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, Dyan Elliott traces the history...
E-bog 436,85 DKK
Forfattere Elliott, Dyan (forfatter)
Udgivet 11 maj 2021
Længde 392 sider
Genrer History of religion
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781400844340
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, Dyan Elliott traces the history of spiritual marriage in the West from apostolic times to the beginning of the sixteenth century.