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Title: Fascinating reading, but not for the faint of heart
Review: Boswell is most famous for his 'Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality,' and this book certainly does not have so great an impact as that classic work. It is, however, a thoroughly interesting read about an equally interesting topic. Of course, Boswell is always readable, though his frequent footnotes - essential for the specialist - can easily break one's concentration.As for the effectiveness of his argument. Boswell wisely does not assert that the ceremony in question is marriage, but he does raise a number of difficult points; the parallels to marriage are utterly unquestionable. I doubt that he establishes that same-sex marriage existed, but the ceremony is nonetheless an important element in the history of same-sex relations.In all, this is a worthy investment, but not for the casual reader.
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