Il matrimonio "sine opere coniugali" tra diritto e teologia (XII-XIII secolo)
A marriage sine opere coniugali was legitimized by canon lawyers and theologians, but it was generally believed that there was no marriage without consent to carnal intercourse. This belief called into question the perfection of Mary and Joseph’s union. Therefore, the canonist Gratian posited that m...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | Italian |
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Il Mulino
[2020]
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Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 183-206 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church NCF Sexual ethics SB Catholic Church law |
Further subjects: | B
Sexual Intercourse
B Marriage B Nuptial Consent |
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Summary: | A marriage sine opere coniugali was legitimized by canon lawyers and theologians, but it was generally believed that there was no marriage without consent to carnal intercourse. This belief called into question the perfection of Mary and Joseph’s union. Therefore, the canonist Gratian posited that marriage was begun with consent but ratified only by sexual intercourse. Hence, lawyers and theologians began to dispute the perfection of an unconsummated marriage and to discuss nuptial consent. In this discussion, the juridical concept of potestas corporis played a central role. |
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ISSN: | 2785-1311 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.32052/97583 |