Marriage Rites and Rights

Recent Years Have Seen Extensive Discussion About The Continuing Retreat From Marriage, The Increasing Demand For The Right To Marry From Previously Excluded Groups, And The Need To Protect Those Who Do Not Wish To Marry From Being Forced To Do So. At The Same Time, Weddings Are Big Business, Couples Are Spending More Than Ever Before On Getting Married, And Marriage Ceremonies Are Increasingly Elaborate. It Is Therefore Timely To Reflect On The Rites Of Marriage, As Well As The Right To Marry (or Not To Marry), And The Relationship Between Them. To This End, This New Interdisciplinary Collec.