Property and Virginity : the Christianization of Marriage in Medieval Iceland 1200-1600 /

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Author / Creator:	Agnes S. Arnórsdóttir, author.
Imprint:	Santa Barbara : Aarhus University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (564 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Marriage -- Iceland -- History. Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Marriage (Canon law) Marriage customs and rites, Medieval -- Iceland. Marital property -- Iceland -- History. Marital property. Marriage. Marriage (Canon law) Marriage customs and rites, Medieval. Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Iceland. Electronic books. Electronic books -- History. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11166799

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ISBN:	9788779342057 8779342051 9788779345133 8779345131
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-469) and indexes. Includes summary in Danish. Print version record.
Summary:	Christianity changed the culture and society of Iceland, as it also did in other parts of Northern Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. One of the important areas of change involved the introduction of new rules on the legal requirements for marriage. Property and Virginity examines Icelandic law codes, marriage contracts, and other documents related to court proceedings. Based on extensive source material never researched before, this pioneer study explores the very gradual Christianization of marriage in Iceland. It shows that this process, which lasted for hundreds of years, h.
Other form:	Print version: 9788779345133

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