This chapter reconstruct the processes of "divergence" in social customs regarding godparenthood triggered by the Schism of the East (1054) and by the sixteenth-century Reformation. The differences between Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant areas of Europe are analyzed, paying particular attention to differences in how strategies of selection of godparents could be developed to pursue social and economic objectives.
The Reformation, the Council of Trent and the divergence of spiritual kinship and godparenthood across Europe: a long-run analysis
ALFANI, GUIDO
2015
Abstract
This chapter reconstruct the processes of "divergence" in social customs regarding godparenthood triggered by the Schism of the East (1054) and by the sixteenth-century Reformation. The differences between Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant areas of Europe are analyzed, paying particular attention to differences in how strategies of selection of godparents could be developed to pursue social and economic objectives.File in questo prodotto:
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