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Marriage Formation in Sweden 1200-1600
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Artikel-Nr:
9789004173293
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.02.2009
Seiten:
437
Autor:
Mia Korpiola
Gewicht:
863 g
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Mia Korpiola, Doctor of Laws (2004), is Reader (Docent) in legal history at the University of Helsinki. She has published on medieval and early modern marriage and sexual crime and the influence of canon and Roman law on Swedish law.
Swedish medieval marriage formation was a process, written down in the secular laws. However, it started to evolve because of the interaction with the medieval Catholic marriage doctrine, which focused on mutual words of consent. Although first the canon law of marriage, and then Lutheran marriage dogma influenced the Swedish development, the perception of marriage as a process, consisting of several legal acts and accompanied by property transfers, proved remarkably resilient. The pragmatic and rural character of Sweden contributed to this, despite pressure from canon and Roman law and attempts at bringing marriage formation under ecclesiastical control. Marrying by stages was in itself unremarkable in Europe, but the legal foundation and formality make medieval and sixteenth-century Sweden a unique case study.
Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Process: Traditional Marriage 2. The Act: The Making of Marriage in MEdieval Canon Law 3. The Challenge: Controlling Marriage Formation in Medieval Sweden 4. Ecclesiastical Control vs. Traditional MArriage Formation in Reformation Sweden 5.Conclusion Abbreviations Sources and Bibliography Index