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Bigamy and Christian Identity in Late Medieval Champagne

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This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812243987
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 240
  • Udgivet:
  • 5. april 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 230x162x19 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 448 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 23. november 2024
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This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment.

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