IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 1214: Medieval Marriage: Inter-Generational Relations
Wednesday 13 July 2005, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | International Academy for Marital Spirituality, Bruxelles |
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Organiser: | Monica Sandor, Independent Scholar, Bruxelles |
Moderator/Chair: | Monica Sandor, Independent Scholar, Bruxelles |
Paper 1214-a | Bride and Groom, Parents, Relatives: Early Medieval Marriage as an Arrangement between Younger and Older Generations (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Law, Social History |
Paper 1214-b | Girls and Guardians: Matrimonial Consent and the Law in Medieval Sweden (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Law, Social History, Women's Studies |
Paper 1214-c | The Age at Marriage in Late Medieval France: Ideals and Reality (Language: English) Index terms: Demography, Social History |
Abstract | Medieval marriage provided several opportunities for interaction between young and old, sometimes in harmony, other times in conflict. Marriage being a social and not merely a personal act, the wider family of the bride and groom were inevitably involved in some way in the contracting of marriage. Despite the Church's emphasis on the importance of the couple's consent, the involvement of parents or older siblings continued to be felt. Moreover, the age differences between spouses could be quite considerable, giving rise to intergenerational relations within a marriage. The session explores these questions for Germany, Sweden and France. |