The Gretna Green Memoirs

The Gretna Green Memoirs
Author: Robert Elliott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1842
Genre: Elopement
ISBN:

Accounts of clandestine marriages reportedly performed in Gretna Green, Scotland, in the early nineteenth century.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1348
Release: 1922
Genre: Catalogs, Booksellers'
ISBN:

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1914
Genre: Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN:

Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes]

Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes]
Author: George P. Monger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 813
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1598846647

This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture. This second edition of Marriage Customs of the World examines historical context, social significance, and current trends and controversies of matrimony in the Western world as well as other cultures. Apart from detailing the ceremonies from specific countries, the book identifies specific elements of the wedding event and discusses them in a comparative manner, showcasing the similarities across cultures. The new content in this work includes additional information on courtship and how future spouses are found in other cultures; marriage in art, cinema, theater, and poetry; wedding bands; forced marriages and shotgun weddings; New Year's weddings; legislation regarding marriage; and engagement practices. Entries carried over from the first edition have been revised and updated as well. With its broad scope and consideration of contemporary issues alongside historical information, this work will be ideal for high school and undergraduate students; scholars of anthropology, social studies, and history; and general readers.