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Marriage in Byzantium: Christian Liturgical Rites from Betrothal to Consummation Radle, Gabriel (Yale University, Connecticut)
Marriage in Byzantium: Christian Liturgical Rites from Betrothal to Consummation
Radle, Gabriel (Yale University, Connecticut)
Brings together ritual texts, visual representations, objects, and historical narratives to trace the social process of marriage formation in the pre-modern Mediterranean world. Recreates the colorful ceremonies employed and explores what they reveal about family ties, religious belief and practice, sexuality, law, and gender relations.
420 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 35 Halftones, color
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 23, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009469562 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 468 |
| Dimensions | 171 × 251 × 31 mm · 970 g |
| Language | English |