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Spouses, Church, and State

Marriage Law in England and Protestant Germany from the Reformation until the Close of the Nineteenth Century

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The book examines the significant transformation in Western marriage law over the past five centuries, highlighting the transition from a unified system governed by the church to a fragmented one regulated by individual states with secular influences. It emphasizes the principle that marriages should be dissoluble if emotionally outgrown by one partner. Through the experiences of England and Protestant Germany, particularly Prussia, the author analyzes the legal changes and the varying approaches to marriage law that emerged in different regions.

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Spouses, Church, and State, Saskia Lettmaier

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2024
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Titul
Spouses, Church, and State
Podtitul
Marriage Law in England and Protestant Germany from the Reformation until the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavatel
Mohr Siebeck
Rok vydání
2024
Vazba
pevná
Počet stran
420
ISBN13
9783161624933
Série
Anotace
The book examines the significant transformation in Western marriage law over the past five centuries, highlighting the transition from a unified system governed by the church to a fragmented one regulated by individual states with secular influences. It emphasizes the principle that marriages should be dissoluble if emotionally outgrown by one partner. Through the experiences of England and Protestant Germany, particularly Prussia, the author analyzes the legal changes and the varying approaches to marriage law that emerged in different regions.