Friedelehe und Mutterrecht. [Bound in: Die Eheschließung des deutschen Frühmittelalters by Karl Frölich]
Weimar: Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. v, 198-286, 144-287pp. Bound in green cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. Friedelehe... is a special reprint from the magazine of the Savigny-Foundation for History of Law, Vol. xlvii, German Department. Friedelehe (love marriage) is the term for a form of Germanic marriage of the early Middle Ages introduced by Herbert Meyer in the 1920s. Whether the concept (consensual agreement between husband and wife) actually existed remains controversial. Account of Friedelehe and Mutterrecht (matriarchy) is based on literary as well as judicial sources. The second text bound in is a special reprint from Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde xxvii, 1928 treating marriage in the early German Middle Ages. Text in German. Some wear along edges of binding. Browned endpapers and previous owner's name on front endpaper. Binding and interior in overall good+ to very good condition. vg. Item #35977
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