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Christianizing kinship : ritual sponsorship in Anglo-Saxon England

Title: Christianizing kinship : ritual sponsorship in Anglo-Saxon England / Joseph H. Lynch.
Author: Lynch, Joseph H., 1943-2008.
Publication: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [1998], ©1998.

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xiii, 272 pages; 24 cm

Summary

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-263) and index.

Contents

1. The Godparent Complex -- 2. The Missionaries and Baptism -- 3. Baptism and Sponsorship in the Anglo-Saxon Church before 800 -- 4. Godparenthood from the Catechumenate -- 5. Godparenthood from Baptism -- 6. Godparenthood from Confirmation -- 7. The Proliferation of Sponsors -- 8. Coparenthood in Anglo-Saxon England -- 9. Spiritual Kinship and Sexual Prohibitions -- 10. The Religious Duties of Godparents -- 11. The Social Bonds between Godparents and Godchildren -- 12. Sponsorship in Anglo-Saxon Diplomacy.

ISBN

0801435277 (alk. paper)

LCCN

98003806

OCLC

ocm38752904

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Columbia University Libraries