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Godparents and Kinship in Early Medieval Europe

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Godparents and Kinship in Early Medieval Europe

By Joseph H. Lynch

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About the book

Between A.D. 200 and 1000, sponsorship at baptism evolved from a simple liturgical act into a mechanism for the creation of enduring relationships regarded as especially holy forms of kinship. Combining anthropological, historical, theological, and literary approaches, Joseph Lynch presents a comprehensive analysis of the origins and development in Western society of this "spiritual" kinship. Because of its solemnity and adaptability, such kinship gradually took its place alongside blood and mar...Show more

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9780691655314

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Princeton University Press

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2019

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Godparents and Kinship in Early Medieval Europe

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