Bodies in "Heathen" Places: Regulating Marriage without a State
In 1787 Bishop in the Moravian Church August Spangenberg drew up a set of Instructions and an official statement (Gutachten) on the problem of marriage within the "Heathen" congregations. Alarming reports from the missionaries revealed that lack of civic laws, a particular mindset cultivat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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Journal of religious history
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-194 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Spangenberg, August Gottlieb 1704-1792
/ Moravian Church (Great Britain)
/ Marriage
/ State
/ Church
/ Geschichte 1787
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KBK Europe (East) NCF Sexual ethics |
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| Summary: | In 1787 Bishop in the Moravian Church August Spangenberg drew up a set of Instructions and an official statement (Gutachten) on the problem of marriage within the "Heathen" congregations. Alarming reports from the missionaries revealed that lack of civic laws, a particular mindset cultivated by said laws, and a well-organised state meant that the sexuality of non-European congregants could not be regulated and ordered. The present article analyses the seemingly coherent European context, which Spangenberg uses as a contrast to the unruly native communities in the first part of the Gutachten and examines what he emphasises as the parameters within which proper marriage regulation can take place. Given the pre-Revolution date, and the current state of the state at this point in history, the Gutachten could give us valuable insights into the process of the formation of the state and its fundamental institutions. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9809 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12586 |