Description: 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 It is a hard cover with dust jacket in very good condition. There are some pencil marks in the text. The binding is firm, the hinges solid. The pages clean and intact. Please see the photos which should be considered part of the description. Free Shipping!!!!!
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Subject: Devotional
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Literary Movement: Medieval
Item Height: 7 in
Personalized: No
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Features: Dust Jacket
Genre: Theology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Length: 10in.
Item Width: 7.7in.
Author: Dyan Elliott
Publication Name: Spiritual Marriage : Sexual Abstinence in Medieval Wedlock
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 1993
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 390 Pages
