Author

Publication

2007-10-01 - University of Notre Dame Press

Language

English

Word Count

70,000 words, Guess

Page Count

280 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPR275.M3L57 2007
  • LCCPR275.M3 L57 2007

Description

'Affections of the Mind' argues that a politicised negotiation of issues of authority in the institution of marriage can be found in late medieval England, where an emergent middle class used a sacramental model of marriage to exploit contradictions within medieval theology and social hierachy.

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  • Affections of the Mind: The Politics of Sacramental Marriage in Late Medieval English LiteraturePaperbackUniversity of Notre Dame Press2007-10-01

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