Europe, Robert W. Scribner (seliger gedechtnis), this book acknowledges a debt to cultural anthropology, a latecomer to German Reformation studies : "Some will think it strange that such an obvious research project has not already been undertaken" (1). Changes in Protestant liturgical ritual are presented here as part of a disciplining process. Karant-Nunn commences with the domestication of marriage, defending Luther's elevation of its status while acknowledging that he ensured male dominion. Her treatment of rural nuptial festivities (accompanied by lewd dancing, inebriation, and ritualized rape) verifies Breit's thesis on the rape-like character of courtship in rural Bavaria. Surprisingly, clandestine marriage is passed over, although Robisheaux's brilliant thesis on parental control supports her conclusions. The second chapter recognizes Luther's discontinuation of sex distinctions at baptism. A nexus with civic communalism in southwest German theology is argued convincingly on the basis of Bucer's baptismal liturgy, a more complete break with medieval patterns than Luther's. However, popular attempts to retain Catholic practices (exorcism, for example) represented a deviation from the theologi- cal norm.