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Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective Ann Larabee the indigenous Japanese tradition ofThis volume brings together leading scholars from Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious traditions, as well as experts on American covenant marriage. The introduction carries out an unprecedented comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of marriage. In the remainder of the book, some of the best scholars in the field examine the nature of marriage through the fascinating binocular