{"product_id":"the-body-legal-in-barbarian-lisi-oliver-9781487547707","title":"The Body Legal in Barbarian Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sixth to ninth centuries saw a flowering of written laws among the early Germanic tribes. These laws include tables of fines for personal injury, designed to offer a legal, non-violent alternative to blood feud. Using these personal injury tariffs, \u003cem\u003eThe Body Legal in Barbarian Law\u003c\/em\u003e examines a variety of issues, including the interrelationships between victims, perpetrators, and their families; the causes and results of wounds inflicted in daily life; the methods, successes, and failures of healing techniques; the processes of individual redress or public litigation; and the native and borrowed developments in the various 'barbarian' territories as they separated from the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisi Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487547706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487547707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Lisi Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217084961023,"sku":"9781487547707","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d49a0932-68c9-4371-a21c-bd0969657333.jpg?v=1728514237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-body-legal-in-barbarian-lisi-oliver-9781487547707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}