The Byzantines between Civil and Sacramental Marriage
In Byzantium, conceptions and practices of marriage were not fixed, and the principles of how to enter and form a union varied until the end of the ninth century. In this article, the legal framework in force at the time, which validates marital life, is briefly discussed. I show that the authors, e...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:bchmc_285 https://doi.org/10.4000/bchmc.285 urn:doi:10.4000/bchmc.285 en https://journals.openedition.org/bchmc/285 2019-12-12T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/d79h https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The Byzantines between Civil and Sacramental Marriage Bulletin de correspondance hellénique moderne et contemporain École française d’Athènes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2732-6535 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/bchmc Nikolaou, Katerina In Byzantium, conceptions and practices of marriage were not fixed, and the principles of how to enter and form a union varied until the end of the ninth century. In this article, the legal framework in force at the time, which validates marital life, is briefly discussed. I show that the authors, especially of hagiographical texts, avoided referring to the way marriages were contracted, insofar as the Byzantines did not seek – as far as permitted – the blessing of the Church, considering the foundation of a new family as a matter that concerned exclusively society and the State. À Byzance, les conceptions et les pratiques relatives au mariage n’étaient pas fixes, et les principes liés à la contraction d’une union ainsi qu’à la manière de la constituer ont varié jusqu’à la fin du ixe siècle. Dans cet article, le cadre juridique alors en vigueur qui valide la vie maritale, est brièvement abordé. Il est montré que les auteurs, en particulier ceux des textes hagiographiques, évitaient de se rapporter à la façon dont les mariages étaient contractés, dans la mesure où les Byzantins ne recherchaient pas – pour autant qu’il était permis – la bénédiction de l’Église, considérant la fondation d’une nouvelle famille comme une affaire qui concernait exclusivement la société et l’État. |
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In Byzantium, conceptions and practices of marriage were not fixed, and the principles of how to enter and form a union varied until the end of the ninth century. In this article, the legal framework in force at the time, which validates marital life, is briefly discussed. I show that the authors, especially of hagiographical texts, avoided referring to the way marriages were contracted, insofar as the Byzantines did not seek – as far as permitted – the blessing of the Church, considering the foundation of a new family as a matter that concerned exclusively society and the State. |
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