State of virginity : gender, religion, and politics in an early modern Catholic state - Strasser, Ulrike, 1964- (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004)
Which public matters most? : rites of marriage formation -- Nuns and whores : houses of women in the male public sphere -- Pregnant bodies, personal purity, and public goods -- Behind closed doors : the public dimensions of private acts -- Public services and private lives : schooling women for society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-235) and index.
Keywords: Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church -- History; Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines; Women in the Catholic Church -- Germany -- Munich -- History; Christianity and politics -- Germany -- Munich -- History; Marriage -- Germany -- Munich -- History; Catholic women -- Germany -- Munich -- Social conditions; Munich (Germany) -- Church history; Munich (Germany) -- Politics and government