Matrimony - Ritual, Culture, and the Heart's Work

A restoration of cultural tradition, a building of cultural memory, and an examination of meaning-making in the ritual of matrimony for a ceremonially adrift time, from longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson.

About the author

Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW, is a cultural worker, teacher, author, and ceremonialist. He is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010. He has master's degrees from Harvard University (theology) and the University of Toronto (social work). He's the author of Come of Age, the award-winning Die Wise, Money and the Soul's Desires, and Reckoning (with Kimberly Ann Johnson). For more, visit orphanwisdom.com.

Summary

A reclamation of cultural tradition in the ritual of matrimony for our ceremonially illiterate time.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Jenkinson
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9781649634085
• ISBN: 978-1-64963-408-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 226 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 302 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore