TY - BOOK ID - 295018 TI - Fathers and godfathers: spiritual kinship in early-modern Italy PY - 2009 SN - 9780754667377 0754667375 9780754698999 0754698998 PB - Farnham Ashgate DB - UniCat KW - Kinship KW - Sponsors KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity. KW - History. KW - Italy KW - Social conditions. KW - History of Italy KW - Christian church history KW - anno 1500-1799 KW - 265.17 KW - 27 <45> "13/15" KW - 265.17 Doopsel: doopplechtigheden; peters; meters KW - Doopsel: doopplechtigheden; peters; meters KW - Kerkgeschiedenis--Italië--?"13/15" KW - Baptism KW - Parrains et marraines KW - Parenté KW - Baptême KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Aspect religieux KW - Christianisme KW - Italie KW - Conditions sociales KW - Ethnology KW - Clans KW - Consanguinity KW - Families KW - Kin recognition KW - Godfathers KW - Godmothers KW - Godparents KW - Confirmation KW - Religious aspects&delete& KW - Christianity KW - Persons UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:295018 AB - In medieval Europe baptism did not merely represent a solemn and public recognition of the 'natural' birth of a child, but was regarded as a second, 'spiritual birth', within a social group often different from the child's blood relations: a spiritual family, composed of godfathers and godmothers. Exploring the changing theological and social nature of spiritual kinship and godparenthood between 1450 and 1650, this book explores how these medieval concepts were developed and utilised by the Catholic Church in an era of reform and challenge. It demonstrates how such ties continued to be of majo ER -