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Marriage rites, customs and folklore from many countries and for all ages.
This is the first book-length examination of Roman wedding ritual.
An encyclopedia of marriage rites, traditions, and beliefs from around the world, ranging from ancient practices to contemporary ceremonies. Like other social rituals, weddings are filled with traditions that everyone accepts as meaningful and necessary. But when and how did all those necessary things originate? The bouquet and the white dress? The Huppah and the smashed glass? The Muslim wedding's henna night? Or even the notion that weddings should take place in churches? Didn't they always? Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons cordially invites you to explore the rites, r.
Noting that there is a lot of controversy these days about marriage, but that everyone still likes a wedding, Charsley (sociology, U. of Glasgow) looses his discipline on his own culture, and examines both the secular and religious aspects of the betrothal period and the wedding day in Scotland. Being married himself, he draws on his own experience as well as that of wedding professionals and ministers and priests. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Recent years have seen extensive discussion about the continuing retreat from marriage, the increasing demand for the right to marry from previously excluded groups, and the need to protect those who do not wish to marry from being forced to do so. At the same time, weddings are big business, couples are spending more than ever before on getting married, and marriage ceremonies are increasingly elaborate. It is therefore timely to reflect on the rites of marriage, as well as the right to marry (or not to marry), and the relationship between them. To this end, this new interdisciplinary collection brings together scholars from numerous fields, including law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, theology and art and design. Focusing on England and Wales, it explores in depth the specific issues arising from this jurisdiction's Anglican heritage, demographic development, current laws and social practices.
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