Manushe
The Manushehe (derived from Latin manus ) was one of numerous forms of marriage in the Roman Empire . It was common in the time of the kings and in the early Roman Republic .
The special feature of this form of marriage was that the wife passed from the hand of her father into the power of her husband or his father-in-law, if the husband himself was still under the patria potestas , as part of a formal act ( confarreatio , coemptio ) . In this respect, Manus was a right of disposal, because the woman no longer belonged to her family of origin, but to the family of her husband. There she was treated like a daughter ( filiae loco ).
In contrast to "manus-free" marriage , divorce was practically impossible and the dowry belonged permanently to her husband. In the late Republic and the Imperial Era, the Manus marriage was rarely concluded and gave way to weddings ( nuptiae ) or informal marriage covenants. However, even then it was possible for the man to acquire manus from his wife as a substitute ( usus ).
See also
- Muntehe (change of guardianship from father of bride to husband)
- Gender guardianship (about women)
swell
- Gaius Institutiones 1.109-113.
literature
- Ingemar König : Vita romana: From daily life in ancient Rome. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2004, ISBN 3-534-17950-1 , pp. 32-40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Uwe Wesel : History of the law. From the early forms to the present . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-47543-4 . P. 207.
- ↑ Uwe Wesel: History of the law. From the early forms to the present . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-47543-4 . Marg. 345.