Between A.D. 200 and 1000, sponsorship at baptism evolved from a
simple liturgical act into a mechanism for the creation of enduring
relationships regarded as especially holy forms of kinship. Combining
anthropological, historical, theological, and literary approaches,
Joseph Lynch presents a comprehensive analysis of the origins and
development in Western society of this "spiritual" kinship. Because of
its solemnity and adaptability, such kinship gradually took its place
alongside blood and marital ties as a fundamental part of medieval
society, continuing to expand in high and late medieval Europe and to
flourish even in modern times, particularly in Latin America.
Professor Lynch traces the liturgical practices and theological
beliefs undergirding sponsorship and examines its social purposes,
including sacralization of personal firendships, creation of
client/patron reltionships, extension of marital taboos, provision of
protectors for the young, fostering of trust among adults, and
dissemination of religious instruction. In the process he offers a
rich array of insights into the Church's role in the passage of
Western society from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Joseph H. Lynch is
Professor of History and former Director of the Center for Medieval
and Renaissance Studies at Ohio State University. He is author of
Simoniacal Entry into Religious Life form 1000 to 1260: A Social,
Economic and Legal Study (Ohio State). Originally published in 1986.
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9780691196237
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2019
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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