Reordering Marriage and Society in Reformation Germany (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521894180)

This book examines the impact of the Protestant Reformation on both the ideal and practice of marriage in sixteenth-century Germany. Unlike previous specialized and esoteric monographs, this study synthesizes the author's extensive archival work with a broad array of scholarly research in legal, theological, and, especially, social history. His most important conclusion is the minimal impact of Protestant marriage reforms, and the striking similarity in this respect to concurrent Catholic measures, particularly in the actual formation and preservation of marriages.

Author: Joel F. Harrington
ISBN-10: 0521894182
ISBN-13: 9780521894180
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2005
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.70d