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Birth, marriage, and death : ritual, religion, and the life-cycle in Tudor and Stuart England / David Cressy.

By: Cressy, DavidPublication details: Oxford [Eng.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. Description: xv, 641 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0198201680; 9780198207887Other title: Ritual, religion, and the life-cycle in Tudor and Stuart EnglandSubject(s): Church of England -- Liturgy -- History | Rites and ceremonies -- England -- History -- 16th century | Rites and ceremonies -- England -- History -- 17th century | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- England -- History | Marriage customs and rites -- England -- History | Death -- Social aspects -- England -- History | Birth customs -- England -- History | England -- Social life and customs -- 16th century | England -- Social life and customs -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 942.05 LOC classification: DA320. | C94 1997Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
BIRTH 1. Childbed Mysteries: God's Babies: The Spiritual Construction of Childbirth; Comforts for Childbearing Women; Suffering and Death; The Archers: A Family History 2. The Management of Childbirth: Books for the Birth of Mankind; Signs of Conception; Care of the Expectant Mother; Abortion; Preparations for the Birth Room 3. Childbed Attendants: Reputable Midwives; Midwives and Ministers; Midwives in Action; Bastard Births 4. Mother and Child: The Woman in the Straw; Childbed Gossips; The Blessings of the Breast; The Wetnurse and the Martyr BAPTISM 5. Baptism as Sacrament and Drama: Questions of Contention; Timing, Refusal and Neglect; Liturgy; Theology; Lost Souls; Baptism by Women 6. Crosses in Baptism: The Sign of the Cross; Elements and Substances; Dipping and Sprinkling; Fonts and Basins 7. The People with the Children: Parents and Godparents; Naming the Child; Chrisom Cloths and Christening Sheets; Christening Cheer 8. Changes and Challenges: Baptism in Times of Distraction, 1642-1660; Baptism after the Restoration; The Rise of Private Baptism CHURCHING 9. Purification, Thanksgiving, and the Churching of Women: Viewpoints; Gossippings; Green Women; Blessing and Cleansing; Complaints and Objections; Rates and Fees; Cases and Collisions; Decent Veils; "Julia's Churching"; Churching continued, 1645-1700; Multiple Meanings COURTSHIP 10. Courtship and the Making of Marriage: Courtship Narratives; Making a Match; Choice and Consent; Mutual Love and Good Liking; Gifts and Tokens 11. Espousals, Betrothals and Contracts: Cementing an Engagement; Carnal Knowledge MARRIAGE 12. Holy Matrimony: Transformations; Problems and Questions; God's Weddings 13. Prohibitions and Impediments: Forbidden Seasons; Banns and Licences; Impediments; Prohibited Degrees; Religious Restrictions 14. Clandestine and Irregular Marriages: Canonical Hours; Clandestine Weddings; "Living together as man and wife"; After the Restoration 15. Nuptial Vows: The Solemnization of Matrimony; Giving the Bride; The Ring in Marriage; The Accustomed Duty 16. Wedding Celebrations: Festive Excess; Hymen's Revels; Wedding Gear; Bridal Flowers; Giving and Bidding; Bridal Processions; Acts of Piety and Mirth; Possets and Stockings DEATH 17. Death Comes for All: Body and Soul; Ars Moriendi; Grief 18. Ritual and Reformation: The Order for Burial of the Dead; Persistent Tradition; Puritan Criticism; Ceremonial Discipline; The War on Pomp; Revolution and Restoration 19. Funerals and Burials: For Whom the Bell Tolls; Winding and Watching; Furnishings and Equipment; Funeral Processions; Mourning Black; Doles and Dinners; The Triumph of Pomp 20. The Geography of Interment: Fees and Dues; Places of Honour; The Dormitory of Christians; Markers and Memorials Conclusion: Centres and Peripheries; Public and Private; Social and Spiritual; Stories within Stories; Men and women; Problems and changes; Reformation, Revolution and Restoration Index
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-624) and index.

BIRTH 1. Childbed Mysteries: God's Babies: The Spiritual Construction of Childbirth; Comforts for Childbearing Women; Suffering and Death; The Archers: A Family History 2. The Management of Childbirth: Books for the Birth of Mankind; Signs of Conception; Care of the Expectant Mother; Abortion; Preparations for the Birth Room 3. Childbed Attendants: Reputable Midwives; Midwives and Ministers; Midwives in Action; Bastard Births 4. Mother and Child: The Woman in the Straw; Childbed Gossips; The Blessings of the Breast; The Wetnurse and the Martyr BAPTISM 5. Baptism as Sacrament and Drama: Questions of Contention; Timing, Refusal and Neglect; Liturgy; Theology; Lost Souls; Baptism by Women 6. Crosses in Baptism: The Sign of the Cross; Elements and Substances; Dipping and Sprinkling; Fonts and Basins 7. The People with the Children: Parents and Godparents; Naming the Child; Chrisom Cloths and Christening Sheets; Christening Cheer 8. Changes and Challenges: Baptism in Times of Distraction, 1642-1660; Baptism after the Restoration; The Rise of Private Baptism CHURCHING 9. Purification, Thanksgiving, and the Churching of Women: Viewpoints; Gossippings; Green Women; Blessing and Cleansing; Complaints and Objections; Rates and Fees; Cases and Collisions; Decent Veils; "Julia's Churching"; Churching continued, 1645-1700; Multiple Meanings COURTSHIP 10. Courtship and the Making of Marriage: Courtship Narratives; Making a Match; Choice and Consent; Mutual Love and Good Liking; Gifts and Tokens 11. Espousals, Betrothals and Contracts: Cementing an Engagement; Carnal Knowledge MARRIAGE 12. Holy Matrimony: Transformations; Problems and Questions; God's Weddings 13. Prohibitions and Impediments: Forbidden Seasons; Banns and Licences; Impediments; Prohibited Degrees; Religious Restrictions 14. Clandestine and Irregular Marriages: Canonical Hours; Clandestine Weddings; "Living together as man and wife"; After the Restoration 15. Nuptial Vows: The Solemnization of Matrimony; Giving the Bride; The Ring in Marriage; The Accustomed Duty 16. Wedding Celebrations: Festive Excess; Hymen's Revels; Wedding Gear; Bridal Flowers; Giving and Bidding; Bridal Processions; Acts of Piety and Mirth; Possets and Stockings DEATH 17. Death Comes for All: Body and Soul; Ars Moriendi; Grief 18. Ritual and Reformation: The Order for Burial of the Dead; Persistent Tradition; Puritan Criticism; Ceremonial Discipline; The War on Pomp; Revolution and Restoration 19. Funerals and Burials: For Whom the Bell Tolls; Winding and Watching; Furnishings and Equipment; Funeral Processions; Mourning Black; Doles and Dinners; The Triumph of Pomp 20. The Geography of Interment: Fees and Dues; Places of Honour; The Dormitory of Christians; Markers and Memorials Conclusion: Centres and Peripheries; Public and Private; Social and Spiritual; Stories within Stories; Men and women; Problems and changes; Reformation, Revolution and Restoration Index