Adelphopoiesis - Revision history

Ross Burgess at 21:34, 7 March 2017

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	[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\|thumb\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. ~~The~~ priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of [[gay marriage]]. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.		[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\|thumb\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. [[Roger Burg]] as the priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of [[gay marriage]]. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.

	==Re-enactments==		==Re-enactments==

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2016-05-11T13:01:02Z

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	A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.		A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.

	A further re-enactment, held in February 2008 as part of [[Croydon]]'s contribution to [[LGBT History Month]], also featured ~~covered~~ [[sworn brotherhood]] in English history, with examples from Chaucer and traditional ballads, with a mention of Sir [[John Clanvowe]] and Sir Richard Neville.		A further re-enactment, held in February 2008 as part of [[Croydon]]'s contribution to [[LGBT History Month]], also featured [[sworn brotherhood]] in English history, with examples from Chaucer and traditional ballads, with a mention of Sir [[John Clanvowe]] and Sir Richard Neville.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	http://www.samesexunions.org.uk An account of the re-enactments, with background material		http://www.samesexunions.org.uk An account of the re-enactments, with background material (dead link: archived version available at http://web.archive.org/web/20150221180454/http://www.titipu.demon.co.uk/samesexunions/)

	[[Category:Religion]]		[[Category:Religion]]
	[[Category:Relationships]]		[[Category:Relationships]]

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	==Re-enactments==		==Re-enactments==
	In the period leading up to the introduction of [[civil partnership]]s in the UK, some members of [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] staged re-enactments of a version of the ceremony, in both its Eastern Orthodox and its Roman Catholic versions.		In 2004, in the period leading up to the introduction of [[civil partnership]]s in the UK, some members of [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] staged re-enactments of a version of the ceremony, in both its Eastern Orthodox and its Roman Catholic versions.

	A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.		A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.

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2013-05-08T17:02:33Z

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	==External links==		==External links==

	[http://www.samesexunions.org.uk An account of the re-enactments, with background material]		http://www.samesexunions.org.uk An account of the re-enactments, with background material

	[[Category:Religion]]		[[Category:Religion]]
	[[Category:Relationships]]		[[Category:Relationships]]

Ross Burgess at 17:00, 8 May 2013

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	[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\| ~~\|right~~\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. The priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of [[gay marriage]]. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.		[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\|thumb\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. The priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of [[gay marriage]]. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.

	==Re-enactments==		==Re-enactments==

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Ross Burgess at 18:24, 6 February 2013

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	[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\| \|right\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. The priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of gay marriage. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.		[[file:adelphopoiesis.jpg\| \|right\|A scene from the re-enactment of a same-sex union ceremony in a church in Croydon. The priest is about to give lighted candles to the couple being joined together.]]'''Adelphopoiesis''' (Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, literally the making of brothers) refers to a number of ceremonies used by different branches of the Christian church in the middle ages, to unite people of the same sex. The exact meaning of these ceremonies has been debated. The American writer John Boswell interpreted them as almost the equivalent of [[gay marriage]]. However the British gay historian [[Alan Bray]] was more cautious in his interpretation.

	==Re-enactments==		==Re-enactments==

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2011-10-25T13:34:20Z

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Ross Burgess: /* Re-enactments */

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	==Re-enactments==		==Re-enactments==
	In the period leading up to the introduction of [[civil ~~partnerships~~]] in the UK, some members of [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] staged re-enactments of a version of the ceremony, in both its Eastern Orthodox and its Roman Catholic versions.		In the period leading up to the introduction of [[civil partnership]]s in the UK, some members of [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] staged re-enactments of a version of the ceremony, in both its Eastern Orthodox and its Roman Catholic versions.

	A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.		A booklet describing the re-enactments was sent to selected members of the House of Lords, with a letter asking them to vote in favour of civil partnerships, and was mentioned during the Lords debate.

	A further re-enactment, held in February 2008 as part of [[Croydon]]'s contribution to [[LGBT History Month]], also featured covered [[sworn brotherhood]] in English history, with examples from Chaucer and traditional ballads, with a mention of Sir [[John Clanvowe]] and Sir Richard Neville.		A further re-enactment, held in February 2008 as part of [[Croydon]]'s contribution to [[LGBT History Month]], also featured covered [[sworn brotherhood]] in English history, with examples from Chaucer and traditional ballads, with a mention of Sir [[John Clanvowe]] and Sir Richard Neville.

	==External links==		==External links==