A Knight, a Woman, and a Priest: The History of Marriage in Medieval France – Duby Georges – IS – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-17-166620-0
A Knight, a Woman, and a Priest: The History of Marriage in Medieval France
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A Knight, a Woman, and a Priest: The History of Marriage in Medieval France
29.99 €
Georges Duby's book explores the institution of marriage—the keystone of the entire social structure of society commonly referred to as feudal.
From the 10th to the 13th centuries, marriage was the arena of ideological battles between the patrimonial rights of the nobility and the primacy of the Church. This was a conflict between two spheres to which marriage belonged: secular and religious. Drawing on unique sources—church decrees, the lives of saints, family chronicles, and even courtly literature—Duby demonstrates the slow and painful transformation of marriage from a secular contract to a church sacrament, offering insight into the everyday life of feudal society.
Georges Duby (1919–1996) was a medieval historian and one of the leading representatives of the Annales school. His research always focused on the social aspects of feudal society and medieval man, his physicality, aesthetic concepts, and preferences.
From the 10th to the 13th centuries, marriage was the arena of ideological battles between the patrimonial rights of the nobility and the primacy of the Church. This was a conflict between two spheres to which marriage belonged: secular and religious. Drawing on unique sources—church decrees, the lives of saints, family chronicles, and even courtly literature—Duby demonstrates the slow and painful transformation of marriage from a secular contract to a church sacrament, offering insight into the everyday life of feudal society.
Georges Duby (1919–1996) was a medieval historian and one of the leading representatives of the Annales school. His research always focused on the social aspects of feudal society and medieval man, his physicality, aesthetic concepts, and preferences.
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