The paradox of perfection: Reproduction the body politic in late Renaissance Venice

The paradox of perfection: Reproduction the body politic in late Renaissance Venice

Sperling examines the kinship structure of the patriciate in early modern Venice. Unstoppable escalation of dowries resulted in financial burdens upon lineages that they met by sending supernumerary daughter to nunneries against their wills and disinherited younger sons. The patriciate's emphas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative studies in society and history 1999-01, Vol.41 (1), p.3
1. Verfasser: Sperling, Jutta
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Convents and nunneries
Endogamy
Escalation
Families & family life
History
Interpersonal relations
Kinship
Nobility
Political systems
Population
Renaissance period
Social classes
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Zusammenfassung:Sperling examines the kinship structure of the patriciate in early modern Venice. Unstoppable escalation of dowries resulted in financial burdens upon lineages that they met by sending supernumerary daughter to nunneries against their wills and disinherited younger sons. The patriciate's emphasis on purity and endogamy shaped its suicidal reproduction pattern.
ISSN:0010-4175
1475-2999