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On the Purification of Women: Churching in Northern France, 1100-1500 (2011)

by On the Purification of Women: Churching in Northern France, 1100-1500 (2011)

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This book is a social history of the ritual and custom of churching, a liturgical rite of purification after childbirth performed on a woman's first visit to church after giving birth. The book describes the development of the rite from its original meaning as a response to blood pollution to its redefinition as a rite that honoured marriage.

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  • Palgrave Macmillan Brand
  • Jun 16, 2011 Pub Date:
  • 9781403969699 ISBN-13:
  • 1403969698 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 268.0 pages Hardcover
  • 8.3 in * 0.82 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: