Sin, Sanctity and the Sister-in-Law

Name: Sin, Sanctity and the Sister-in-Law
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By David Barrie

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This is the first book specifically devoted to exploring one of the longest-running religious, social and political controversies in nineteenth-century Britain - the sixty five year campaign to legalise marriage between a man and his deceased wife's sister. The issue captured the political, religious and literary imagination of the United Kingdom and provoked huge parliamentary and religious debate and aroused national, ecclesiastical and sexual passions. The campaign to legalise such unions, and the widespread opposition it provoked, spoke to issues not just of incest, sex and the family, but also to national identity and political and religious governance.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 226
Release Date:: 2018-08-10
Publication Date:: 2018-08-08
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 081537092X
ISBN13:: 9780815370925
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 508 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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