The «social sacraments». The perspective of the medievalism
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Middle Ages, seven sacraments, priestly order and marriage as social sacraments.
Abstract
Over the course of the Middle Ages, the number of the sacraments was set at seven. Two of them were considered «social» because they established the rules and ideals of life for two categories of people. A minority, recognized as the moral guide –the priestly order– were required to make a commitment to celibacy. The great mass of the faithful –the laity– were proposed a marital status in accordance with various rules –the Christian marriage rules– wich differed from other ways of physical relationships. In both cases, however, the ideal situation and the reality often collided.Downloads
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2014-09-23
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Mitre Fernández E. (2014). The «social sacraments». The perspective of the medievalism. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 19, 147-171. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2014.v19.46615
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