The Voices of Nîmes: Women, Sex, and Marriage in Reformation Languedoc. Suzannah Lipscomb. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. xvi + 378 pp. $39.95

Consistorial records are useful because they not only served as governing bodies for Protestant communities, but also as a morals court, passing along cases to the secular authorities when appropriate. In chapters 2 through 7, Lipscomb then plunges into an analysis of the stories found in the consis...

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Published in:Renaissance quarterly 2021-07, Vol.74 (2), p.625-626
Main Author: Myhr, Mity
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural change
Gender
Marriage
Patriarchy
Religion
Women
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Summary:Consistorial records are useful because they not only served as governing bodies for Protestant communities, but also as a morals court, passing along cases to the secular authorities when appropriate. In chapters 2 through 7, Lipscomb then plunges into an analysis of the stories found in the consistory's records and what they teach us about religious beliefs, urban social relationships, courtship and marriage practices, licit sex and paillardise (fornication), and, finally, marital disharmony and violence. Examples from the consistory demonstrate that social and cultural change was a long and drawn-out process, and that popular conceptions of these areas of social life remained practically unchanged by 1615. Because of the breadth of the topics analyzed in this book, it will appeal to a variety of audiences, particularly those interested in women, gender, and the Reformation.
ISSN:0034-4338
1935-0236
DOI:10.1017/rqx.2021.39