Need Info On Marriage

[Theoketos]

I am need some Anthropological info on marriage. What kinds of "unions" happened the most and when. What is the eariliest mention of a Marriage as it is ment to be,

There is alot of junk out there. I even found a website that said that the Catholic Mass once supported homosexuality...lol.

[phatcatholic]

was the entry in the reference section on "christian family and holy matrimony" helpful at all?

[Theoketos]

I have read most of that stuff out side of the links, but the catholic ecyclopedia is close to what I am looking for, though I already had thought of it. I used it but hesitated as I am the only catholic on the board.

I am in the middle of a debate on marriage in another small forum which some pretty sharp relativists who have been brain washed...

[phatcatholic]

these articles may help:

--[url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09693a.htm"]New Advent: History of Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/cs/generalhistory/a/marriagehistory.htm"]HIstory of Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/od/19thcentury/"]19th Century Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/od/ancientegyptian/"]Ancient Egyptian Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/od/generalhistory/"]General History of Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/od/medievalmarriage/"]Medieval Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/od/romanmarriage/"]Roman Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://ks.essortment.com/historyofmarri_rimr.htm"]The History of Marriage[/url]
--[url="http://marriage.about.com/cs/history/fr/domesticrevfp.htm"]Domestic Revolutions[/url]

hopefully that will do until i can find some more.

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[cmotherofpirl]

go to the ewtn document library.

[phatcatholic]

here are some more....

--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/Marriage/TETTAFAM.HTM"]Anthropological and Ethical Thoughts on Domestic Partnerships[/url]
--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/PATRISTC/ANF4-6.TXT"]Tertullian on Monogamy[/url]
--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/FAMILY/ZMARRFAM.HTM"]What the Data Show about Marriage and Families[/url]
--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2TB24.HTM"]Ethical and Anthropological Content of the Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery[/url]
--[url="http://ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2TB22.HTM"]Marriage in the Integral Vision of Man[/url]
--[url="http://www.washblade.com/2004/4-16/news/national/antrho.cfm"]Anthropologists "Debunk" Traditionl Marriage Claim[/url]
--[url="http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1604/cakinship_nav.html"]Cultural Anthropology: Index to Marriage and Kinship[/url]
--[url="http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/anthrofam.html"]Family and Kinship Systems[/url] ([b]61 articles[/b])

[phatcatholic]

theoketos............let me know if u need more info

[Theoketos]

I should be good for now, though I think what is needed is alot of 'secular sources', people where I am at scoof at anything that sounds religious, even if it is not.

You all rock my world...

[Theoketos]

Careful some of those links are way biased against the truth...

[Quietfire]

I was on one forum that kept telling people that marriage is a catholic/christian scam. They were saying that the Church invented the whole marriage thing, with the vows and witnesses to keep tabs on people.
They claim that if a man and woman join in union(consumate) then that should be all that is necessary.

Yeah, the arguements were a'flyin', to say the least.

Sometimes people crack me up.