Conjugal Rites Marriage and Marriage-like Relationships before the L
Conjugal Rites explores the legal shape of marriage as it has been determined by countless decisions concerning entry and exit into the ancient rite. Heather Brook examines the countless rules and protocols governing marriage that make it valid in the eye
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Ma rr iage a n d M a rr i ag e -l i ke Rel atio nsh ip s b efore t h e L aw Second Edition, Revised and Updated
Heather Brook
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First edition published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-12005-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brook, Heather, author. Conjugality : marriage and marriage-like relationships before the law / Heather Brook.—Second edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-230-12005-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Marriage law—History. I. Title. K675.B76 2014 346.01'609—dc23
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Acknowledgments vii 1 Introduction: Proposals
1
2 The Marriage Monster: Theorizing Conjugality
11
3 Making Marriage: Weddings, Consummation, and Annulment
31
4 Sex Magic: Adultery and Other Sexual Performatives
55
5 Marriage beyond the Pale
75
6 Fault: Crime, Absence, and Cruelty as Grounds for Divorce
95
7 Separation Anxieties: No-Fault Divorce
113
8 Cohabitation: The “Limping” Marriage
129
9 Queer Propositions: Sex and Sexualities
149
10 Conclusion: Sex, Marriage, and Conjugality
169
Notes 177 References 189 Index 221
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