Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 14833
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Seidel Menchi , Silvana
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  • Title: Percorsi variegati, percorsi obligati: elogio del matrimonio pre-tridentino [Medieval ideas of marriage emphasized consent. This permitted individuals a great deal of control over their marriage choices, including through clandestine unions. Sexual consummation, however, was not ignored. The power of individuals, even against familial interests, led, after the Council of Trent, to greater regulation of marriages by both Church and political entities. Title note supplied by Feminae].
  • Source: Matrimoni in dubbio: unioni controverse e nozze clandestine in Italia dal XIV al XVIII secolo  Edited by Edited by Silvana Seidel Menchi and Diego Quaglioni. .  Mulino, 2001.  Pages 17 - 60.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Betrothal Consent Council of Trent (1545-1563) Councils and Synods of the Church Marriage Marriage- Clandestine
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
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  • Related Resources: Seidel Menchi, Silvana.. "Percorsi variegati, percorsi obligati: elogio del matrimonio pre-tridentino [Medieval ideas of marriage emphasized consent. This permitted individuals a great deal of control over their marriage choices, including through clandes
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  • Year of Publication: 2001.
  • Language: Italian
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