Christianizing kinship : ritual sponsorship in Anglo-Saxon England /
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| Author / Creator: | Lynch, Joseph H., 1943-2008 |
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| Imprint: | Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1998. |
| Description: | xiii, 272 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3332054 |
Table of 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.