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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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Titel
Spouses, Church, and State
Untertitel
Marriage Law in England and Protestant Germany from the Reformation until the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Sprache
Englisch
Autor*innen
Saskia Lettmaier
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Einband
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
420
ISBN13
9783161624933
Reihe
Beschreibung
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.