Marriage rites and rights
by Miles, Joanna Mody, Perveez Probert, Rebecca
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 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), and the re…
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- Full title :Marriage rites and rights / edited by Joanna Miles, Perveez Mody, Rebecca Probert.
Summary
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 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), and the relationship between them. To this end, this interdisciplinary collection brings together scholars from numerous fields, but with a focus on England and Wales, to explore in depth the specific issues arising from this jurisdiction's Anglican heritage, demographic development, current laws and social practices.
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- Publication Date:2015.
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- Publisher(s):Hart Publishing
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
The Physical Object
- Description:240 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849469135, 184946913X
- oclc:on1313863914
- Dewey Decimal:306.8/1
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