The Church and the Patriarchal Family
Marriage Conflicts in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century New Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Seed (0000-0002-5209-6097, Rice University, University of Wisconsin, Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 284-293 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036319908501000306 |
| OpenAlex | W1980371295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
Traditional European families have long been presumed to be char acterized by parental control over their children's choices of a marriage partner; a control aided by the support of the Catholic church. This essay focuses on the role of the Catholic church in family conflicts over marriage in the Spanish New World colony of Mexico. It demonstrates that the Spanish Catholic church not only failed to support parental authority over their offspring's marriages but that it intervened decisively to prevent families from interfering in the young couple's decision to marry. The Spanish Catholic church's actions stemmed from.a strong commitment to traditional Catholic orthodox views on matrimonial freedom as well as from a cultural heritage opposing marriages for social or economic gain
Political science · Social control · Sociology · Early Modern Women Writers · Gender Studies · Latin American history and culture · Law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |