Swedish medieval marriage formation was a process, written down in the secular laws. However, it started to evolve because of the interaction with the medieval

Among the contributions of the medieval church to western culture was the idea that marriage was one of the seven sacraments, which defined the role of married

The book approaches medieval marriage law and custom from a comparative perspective. Although concentrating on source material from one region, some articles di

This project is an attempt to challenge the canonical gender concept while trying to specify what gender was in the medieval and early modern world. Despite the

Based on legislation and legal practice from the period c. 1250-1600 the book takes issue with the most important viewpoints in earlier research by early modern