Spiritual Kinship in Europe, 1500-1900

ETIENNE COURIOLE University of Lyons3 (LAHRA) and University of Toulouse2 (FRAMESPA), Lyons and Toulouse, France TOM ERICSSON Umea University, Umea, Sweden ANNICK FOUCRIER University of Paris-I, Paris, France SANDRO GUZZI University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ANTONIO IRIGOYEN University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain CRISTINA MUNNO Venice University, Venice, Italy MARIANNA MURAVYEVA Herzen State Padagogical University, St Petersburg, Russia KARI-MATTI PIILAHTI University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

The authors in this volume analyze spiritual kinship in Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age. Uniquely comparing Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox views and practices, the chapters look at changes in theological thought over time as well as in social customs related to spiritual kinship, including godparenthood.The authors in this volume analyze spiritual kinship in Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age. Uniquely comparing Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox views and practices, the chapters look at changes in theological thought over time as well as in social customs related to spiritual kinship, including godparenthood.