Journal of Mediterranean Studies : volume 17 : number 2

Abstract

This special issue brings together six articles focused on the broad topic of religious marriages in the Mediterranean. The idea of convening scholars to consider this topic emerged through conversations among the three of us several years back, and resulted in a two-day, interdisciplinary conference held in Malta in March 2018.1 The articles in this special issue were originally presented at the conference, where we came to appreciate the rich diversity of current scholarship on religious marriages in Mediterranean settings and took particular note of the wide range of disciplines from which it emerged — including history, anthropology, law, religious studies and cultural studies, among others. It was immediately evident that the papers resonated with one another, and strong themes emerged. In this editorial introduction we focus first on two themes that run through the papers. [Excerpt]