Marriage in Medieval Poland : : A Study of Evidence from the Poznań Consistory Court, 1404–1428 / / Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek.
This volume presents a new picture of marriage in medieval Poland. Based on the analysis of historical documents from the ecclesiastical courts of one of the oldest dioceses in Poland, this book sheds light on the presence and prevalence of a wide range of marital problems in the Diocese of Poznań i...
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| Superior document: | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 94 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2025. ©2025 |
| Year of Publication: | 2025 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ;
94. Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 Matrimony in Medieval Poland: A Historiographical Perspective
- 2 Records of the Consistory of Poznań: An Overview
- 3 Book Structure
- 4 Translation of Names and Conventions Used in This Volume
- 5 Polish Language
- 1 Marriage in the Middle Ages in Selected Church Documents
- 2 Consistory Courts in Poland: Their Emergence and Practice
- 3 The Scope of Litigation
- 4 The Validity of the Promise of Marriage
- 1 Cases about the Promise of Marriage
- 2 When Did a Vow Constitute Marriage?
- 3 Imposition of perpetuum silentium
- 5 Dishonour, Disgrace, Defilement (stuprum) and Loss of Virginity (defloratio)
- 6 Impediments to the Validity of Marriage
- 1 Bigamy
- 2 Sexual Impotence
- 3 Kinship
- 4 Coercion
- 7 Marital Violence
- 8 Adultery and Fornication
- 9 Children and the Consistory Court
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.