Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Reordering of Law and the Illicit in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Europe -- PART I: LEGAL SYSTEMS -- 1 A Fresh Look at Medieval Sanctuary -- 2 Heresy as Politics and the Politics of Heresy, 1022-1180 -- 3 Legal Ethics: A Medieval Ghost Story -- 4 The Ties That Bind: Legal Status and Imperial Power -- PART II: WRITING THE LAW -- 5 Licit and Illicit in the Yarnall Collection at the University of Pennsylvania: Pages from the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX -- 6 Judicial Violence and Torture in the Carolingian Empire -- 7 The Ambiguity of Treason in Anglo-Norman-French Law, c. 1150-c. 1250 -- 8 Illicit Religion: The Case of Friar Matthew Grabow, O.P. -- 9 Marriage, Concubinage, and the Law -- PART III: CASES AND TRIALS -- 10 Crusaders' Rights Revisited: The Use and Abuse of Crusader Privileges in Early Thirteenth-Century France -- 11 Learned Opinion and Royal Justice: The Role of Paris Masters of Theology During the Reign of Philip the Fair -- 12 Coin and Punishment in Medieval Venice -- PART IV: LAW BEYOND THE LAW -- 13 Licit and Illicit in the Rhetoric of the Investiture Conflict -- 14 Satisfying the Laws: The Legenda of Maria of Venice -- 15 Canon Law and Chaucer on Licit and Illicit Magic -- 16 Law, Magic, and Science: Constructing a Border Between Licit and Illicit Knowledge in the Writings of Nicole Oresme -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Acknowledgments.
In the popular imagination, the Middle Ages are often associated with lawlessness. However, historians have long recognized that medieval culture was characterized by an enormous respect for law and legal procedure. This book makes the case that one cannot understand the era's cultural trends without considering the profound development of law.
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