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Mixed Matches: Transgressive Unions in Germany from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
David M. Luebke (Ed.)
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Paperback. Taking as a point of departure Martin Luther's redefinition of marriage, the contributors to this volume spin out the multiple ways that the Reformers' attempts to simplify and clarify marriage affected education, philosophy, literature, high politics, diplomacy, and law. Editor(s): Luebke, David M.; Lindemann, Mary. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The significant changes in early modern German marriage practices included many unions that violated some taboo. That taboo could be theological and involve the marriage of monks and nuns, or refer to social misalliances as when commoners and princes (or princesses) wed. Equally transgressive were unions that crossed religious boundaries, such as marriages between Catholics and Protestants, those that violated ethnic or racial barriers, and those that broke kin-related rules. Taking as a point of departure Martin Luther's redefinition of marriage, the contributors to this volume spin out the multiple ways that the Reformers' attempts to simplify and clarify marriage ... Read more
The significant changes in early modern German marriage practices included many unions that violated some taboo. That taboo could be theological and involve the marriage of monks and nuns, or refer to social misalliances as when commoners and princes (or princesses) wed. Equally transgressive were unions that crossed religious boundaries, such as marriages between Catholics and Protestants, those that violated ethnic or racial barriers, and those that broke kin-related rules. Taking as a point of departure Martin Luther's redefinition of marriage, the contributors to this volume spin out the multiple ways that the Reformers' attempts to simplify and clarify marriage ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335242
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V9781785335242
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About David M. Luebke (Ed.)
David M. Luebke is Professor of History at the University of Oregon. He is author of His Majesty's Rebels: Communities, Factions and Rural Revolt in the Black Forest, 1725-1745 (1997), editor of The Counter-Reformation (1999), and co-editor of Conversion and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Germany (2012). He is completing a book on multiconfessional cohabitation in northwestern Germany ... Read more
Reviews for Mixed Matches: Transgressive Unions in Germany from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
A seminal anthology of original work and research, Mixed Matches is a valued and highly recommended addition to personal and academic library Germany History & Culture reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.
Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review