Spiritual marriage: sexual abstinence in medieval wedlock
Auteur :
Elliott, Dyan
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691010885
Date de publication :
5 nov. 1995
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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. This title traces the history of spiritual marriage in the West from apostolic times.