Sanctuary and crime in the middle ages, 400 - 1500

Authority, intercession, and penance -- Roman aristocratic traditions, imperial penal law, and sanctuary -- Reassessing early medieval sanctuary legislation -- The transmission and reception of sanctuary legislation in the early middle ages -- Sanctuary, blood feud, and the strength of Anglo-Saxon g...

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Main Author: Shoemaker, Karl 1970- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Fordham Univ. Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Reviews:Sanctuary and crime in the Middle Ages, 400–1500. By Karl Shoemaker. (Just Ideas. Transformative Ideals of Justice in Ethical and Political Thought.) Pp. xiv + 269. New York: Fordham University Press, 2011. 65. 978 0 8232 3268 0 (2012) (Helmholz, R. H.)
Edition:1. ed.
Series/Journal:Just ideas : transformative ideals of justice in ethical and political thought
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Crime / Church / Asylum / Church law / History 400-1500
Further subjects:B Law, Medieval
B Asylum, Right of (Europe) History To 1500
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Summary:Authority, intercession, and penance -- Roman aristocratic traditions, imperial penal law, and sanctuary -- Reassessing early medieval sanctuary legislation -- The transmission and reception of sanctuary legislation in the early middle ages -- Sanctuary, blood feud, and the strength of Anglo-Saxon government -- Sanctuary in the century after the Norman conquest -- Sanctuary and Angevin law reforms -- The role of canon law in the destruction of sanctuary
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-251) and index
ISBN:0823232689