Christianizing kinship
Subtitle: ritual sponsorship in Anglo-Saxon England
By: Joseph H. Lynch.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Sponsors -- England.; Anglo-Saxons -- Kinship.; England -- Religious life and customs.; England -- Church history -- 449-1066.
Description: When Christianity spread from its Mediterranean base into the Germanic and Celtic north, it initiated profound changes, particularly in kinship relations and sexual mores. Joseph H. Lynch traces the introduction and assimilation of the concept of spiritual kinship into Anglo-Saxon England. Covering the years 597 to 1066, he shows how this notion unsettled and in time altered the structures of the society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-263) and index.