I padrini: patroni o parenti? Tendenze di fondo nella selezione dei parenti spirituali in Europa (XV-XX secolo)

Before the Council of Trent (1545-1563), in Italy as in the most of Europe godparenthood connected social groups in a complex way, with a mix of horizontal and vertical ties. The Council, forbidding social customs based on the selection of many godfathers per baptism, caused an unvoluntary verticali...

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Main Author: Guido Alfani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2008-03-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/30172