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100 1 a| Mendelson, Cheryl,d| 1946-?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Vowsh| [electronic resource] :b| the modern genius of an ancient rite /c| Cheryl Mendelson.;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2024.;

300 a| x, 238 pages ;c| 22 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "From the bestselling author of Home Comforts comes the story of our wedding vows-what they mean and why they still matter. In the West, marrying is so thoroughly identified with ceremonial promises that "taking vows" is a synonym for getting married. So, it's a surprise to realize that this custom is actually a historical and anthropological oddity. Most of the world, for most of history, married without making promises. And there's a reason for that. Marriage by vow presupposes free choice, and free choice makes a love-match possible. It is a very modern arrangement. Vows is both a moving memoir of two marriages and a thoughtful meditation on marriage itself. Cheryl Mendelson tackles the sociology of commitment through our most traditional promises and shows why they endure. In considering the kind of marriage these vows entail, she helps answer some of life's most urgent and personal of questions: Could I, would I, or should I make these promises to someone? Using history and literature, the book describes the parameters of the behavior that traditional vows promise and, in doing so, answers a whole series of other questions: Why did wedding-by-vow arise only in the West? Why are they recited in weddings around the world today? Why have these vows lasted for nearly a thousand years? Why does the kind of marriage promised in the vows survive?"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Vows the modern genius of an ancient rite / Cheryl Mendelson.

Author/creator	Mendelson, Cheryl, 1946-
Format	Electronic
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Info	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Description	x, 238 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Marriage customs and rites. Vows. Marriage.

Abstract	"From the bestselling author of Home Comforts comes the story of our wedding vows-what they mean and why they still matter. In the West, marrying is so thoroughly identified with ceremonial promises that "taking vows" is a synonym for getting married. So, it's a surprise to realize that this custom is actually a historical and anthropological oddity. Most of the world, for most of history, married without making promises. And there's a reason for that. Marriage by vow presupposes free choice, and free choice makes a love-match possible. It is a very modern arrangement. Vows is both a moving memoir of two marriages and a thoughtful meditation on marriage itself. Cheryl Mendelson tackles the sociology of commitment through our most traditional promises and shows why they endure. In considering the kind of marriage these vows entail, she helps answer some of life's most urgent and personal of questions: Could I, would I, or should I make these promises to someone? Using history and literature, the book describes the parameters of the behavior that traditional vows promise and, in doing so, answers a whole series of other questions: Why did wedding-by-vow arise only in the West? Why are they recited in weddings around the world today? Why have these vows lasted for nearly a thousand years? Why does the kind of marriage promised in the vows survive?"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023052887
ISBN	9781668021569 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781668021576 (trade paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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