A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350368330)

In 500, the legal order in Europe was structured around ancient customs, social practices and feudal values. By 1500, the effects of demographic change, new methods of farming and economic expansion had transformed the social and political landscape and had wrought radical change upon legal practices and systems throughout Western Europe. A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages explores this change and the rich and varied encounters between Christianity and Roman legal thought which shaped the period. Evolving from a combination of religious norms, local customs, secular legislations, and Roman jurisprudence, medieval law came to define an order that promoted new forms of individual and social representation, fostered the political renewal that heralded the transition from feudalism to the Early Modern state and contributed to the diffusion of a common legal language.

Drawing upon a wealth of textual and visual sources, A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of justice, constitution, codes, agreements, arguments, property and possession, wrongs, and the legal profession.

Author: Emanuele Conte
ISBN-10: 1350368334
ISBN-13: 9781350368330
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2023
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.40d