David Cressy
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198201687
- eISBN:
- 9780191674983
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198201687.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History, Social History
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about courtship, marriage, birth, and death rituals and traditions in Tudor and Stuart England. This book traces the history of ...
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This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about courtship, marriage, birth, and death rituals and traditions in Tudor and Stuart England. This book traces the history of these traditions from the reign of Henry VIII to the reign of Queen Anne, highlighting the controversies surrounding the Act of Uniformity of 1559 to the Toleration Act of 1869. It analyses how these traditions and rituals were influenced by Protestant Reformation, the Revolution, and the Restoration. This book also examines the emergence of individualism and defiance of these rituals.Less
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about courtship, marriage, birth, and death rituals and traditions in Tudor and Stuart England. This book traces the history of these traditions from the reign of Henry VIII to the reign of Queen Anne, highlighting the controversies surrounding the Act of Uniformity of 1559 to the Toleration Act of 1869. It analyses how these traditions and rituals were influenced by Protestant Reformation, the Revolution, and the Restoration. This book also examines the emergence of individualism and defiance of these rituals.
Christopher N. L. Brooke
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198205043
- eISBN:
- 9780191676468
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205043.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, European Medieval History, History of Ideas
This chapter seeks to answer the question about where marriages in the 12th century took place. Although several books have described and illustrated marriage rituals, the origin of these marriage ...
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This chapter seeks to answer the question about where marriages in the 12th century took place. Although several books have described and illustrated marriage rituals, the origin of these marriage rituals are still unknown and not fully established. This chapter seeks to look at how all marriage rituals came together in the Anglo-Norman rites and in pontifical and missals of Brittany, Normandy, and England. Particular attention is given to the structure of 12th-century churches and the existence of church porches which were assumed as appropriate setting for weddings and other liturgical functions.Less
This chapter seeks to answer the question about where marriages in the 12th century took place. Although several books have described and illustrated marriage rituals, the origin of these marriage rituals are still unknown and not fully established. This chapter seeks to look at how all marriage rituals came together in the Anglo-Norman rites and in pontifical and missals of Brittany, Normandy, and England. Particular attention is given to the structure of 12th-century churches and the existence of church porches which were assumed as appropriate setting for weddings and other liturgical functions.
Lisa Sousa
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780804756402
- eISBN:
- 9781503601116
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804756402.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, Latin American History
Chapter 3 considers the encounter between traditional indigenous practices and Christian marriage in colonial highland Mexico. The first section examines differing nuptial concepts and ceremonies of ...
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Chapter 3 considers the encounter between traditional indigenous practices and Christian marriage in colonial highland Mexico. The first section examines differing nuptial concepts and ceremonies of indigenous groups and Spaniards, and considers ecclesiastics’ attempts to promote indissoluble, monogamous Christian marriage as a cornerstone of the broader evangelization project. Special attention is given to how Spanish efforts to eradicate native practices of serial monogamy, polygyny, and divorce altered indigenous concepts and customs. The second part of the chapter examines how marriages were arranged and celebrated. It reconstructs indigenous weddings and traces the development of local native-Christian ceremonies, which incorporated some aspects of traditional rituals but significantly altered others. The chapter considers how the marriage encounter in colonial Mexico engendered conflict, compromise, and the creation of new practices.Less
Chapter 3 considers the encounter between traditional indigenous practices and Christian marriage in colonial highland Mexico. The first section examines differing nuptial concepts and ceremonies of indigenous groups and Spaniards, and considers ecclesiastics’ attempts to promote indissoluble, monogamous Christian marriage as a cornerstone of the broader evangelization project. Special attention is given to how Spanish efforts to eradicate native practices of serial monogamy, polygyny, and divorce altered indigenous concepts and customs. The second part of the chapter examines how marriages were arranged and celebrated. It reconstructs indigenous weddings and traces the development of local native-Christian ceremonies, which incorporated some aspects of traditional rituals but significantly altered others. The chapter considers how the marriage encounter in colonial Mexico engendered conflict, compromise, and the creation of new practices.
Melanie Heath
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814737125
- eISBN:
- 9780814744901
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814737125.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Marriage and the Family
This chapter looks at the marital politics among Native Americans as an example of the importance of race and culture to understanding marriage ideology. In contemporary “Indian territory” (now the ...
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This chapter looks at the marital politics among Native Americans as an example of the importance of race and culture to understanding marriage ideology. In contemporary “Indian territory” (now the state of Oklahoma), Native American tribes have sovereignty to decide their own marriage customs and rituals, which are today more likely to share mainstream understandings of heterosexual marriage. Reflecting national dynamics, tribes confront the debate over marriage's meaning and purpose. On the one hand, the federal government seeks to promote marriage among Native Americans, instituting a Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative and offering federal grants to tribes and Native nonprofits. On the other hand, tribes are dealing with the question of same-sex marriage; a battle has been staged in Oklahoma over a Cherokee lesbian marriage that turned the national spotlight on who is allowed to marry and why.Less
This chapter looks at the marital politics among Native Americans as an example of the importance of race and culture to understanding marriage ideology. In contemporary “Indian territory” (now the state of Oklahoma), Native American tribes have sovereignty to decide their own marriage customs and rituals, which are today more likely to share mainstream understandings of heterosexual marriage. Reflecting national dynamics, tribes confront the debate over marriage's meaning and purpose. On the one hand, the federal government seeks to promote marriage among Native Americans, instituting a Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative and offering federal grants to tribes and Native nonprofits. On the other hand, tribes are dealing with the question of same-sex marriage; a battle has been staged in Oklahoma over a Cherokee lesbian marriage that turned the national spotlight on who is allowed to marry and why.
Elizabeth Lominska Johnson and Graham E. Johnson
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9789888455898
- eISBN:
- 9789882204331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888455898.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
Kwan Mun Hau, an original village and research focus, was re-sited in 1964, as the villagers could no longer tolerate the flooding in the old village resulting from unplanned development of ...
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Kwan Mun Hau, an original village and research focus, was re-sited in 1964, as the villagers could no longer tolerate the flooding in the old village resulting from unplanned development of surrounding areas, and government hopes to rationalize the development of the central area where the village had been located. This sealed the villagers’ move to a cash economy, a mixed benefit, with many employed in industry and some receiving rents from tenants of diverse origins, many of whom ran small factories. The lineage trusts were also converted to rent-yielding urban property. Families were still large, with many children, but their structures were limited by the configuration of the new houses. Interest in birth control was high. All children now went to school, studying in Cantonese, the lingua franca, which was also promoted by the increasing presence of television. Western medicine was readily available, but the very old were still cared for at home.Less
Kwan Mun Hau, an original village and research focus, was re-sited in 1964, as the villagers could no longer tolerate the flooding in the old village resulting from unplanned development of surrounding areas, and government hopes to rationalize the development of the central area where the village had been located. This sealed the villagers’ move to a cash economy, a mixed benefit, with many employed in industry and some receiving rents from tenants of diverse origins, many of whom ran small factories. The lineage trusts were also converted to rent-yielding urban property. Families were still large, with many children, but their structures were limited by the configuration of the new houses. Interest in birth control was high. All children now went to school, studying in Cantonese, the lingua franca, which was also promoted by the increasing presence of television. Western medicine was readily available, but the very old were still cared for at home.
