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Law and the illicit in medieval Europe

edited by Ruth Mazo Karras, Joel Kaye, and E. Ann Matter

(Middle Ages series)

University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Introduction : the reordering of law and the illicit in eleventh and twelfth-century Europe / Edward M. Peters
  • A fresh look at medieval sanctuary / William Chester Jordan
  • Heresy as politics and the politics of heresy, 1022-1180 / R.I. Moore
  • Legal ethics : a medieval ghost story / James A. Brundage
  • The ties that bind : legal status and imperial power / James Muldoon
  • Licit and illicit in the Yarnall collection at the University of Pennsylvania : pages from the decretals of Pope Gregory IX / Robert Somerville
  • Judicial violence and torture in the Carolingian empire / Patrick Geary
  • The ambiguity of treason in Anglo-Norman-French law, c. 1150-c. 1250 / Stephen D. White
  • Illicit religion : the case of Friar Matthew Grabow, O.P. / John Van Engen
  • Marriage, concubinage, and the law / Ruth Mazo Karras
  • Crusaders' rights revisited : the use and abuse of crusader privileges in early thirteenth-century France / Jessalynn Bird
  • Learned opinion and royal justice : the role of Paris masters of theology during the reign of Philip the Fair / William J. Courtenay
  • Coin and punishment in medieval Venice / Alan M. Stahl
  • Licit and illicit in the rhetoric of the investiture conflict / Alex Novikoff
  • Satisfying the laws : the legenda of Maria of Venice / Susan Mosher Stuard
  • Canon law and Chaucer on licit and illicit magic / Henry Ansgar Kelly
  • Law, magic, and science : constructing a border between licit and illicit knowledge in the writings of Nicole Oresme / Joel Kaye

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: [pbk] ISBN 9780812221060

Description

In the popular imagination, the Middle Ages are often associated with lawlessness. As historians have long recognized, however, medieval culture was characterized by an enormous respect for law, legal procedure, and the ideals of justice and equity. Many of our most important modern institutions and legal conceptions grew out of medieval law in its myriad forms (Roman, canon, common, customary, and feudal). Institutional structures represent only a small portion of the wider cultural field affected by-and affecting-law. In Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe such distinguished scholars as Patrick Geary, William Chester Jordan, R. I. Moore, Edward M. Peters, and Susan Mosher Stuard make the case that the development of law is deeply implicated in the growth of medieval theology and Christian doctrine; the construction of discourses on sin, human nature, honor, and virtue; the multiplying forms governing chivalry, demeanor, and social interaction, including gender relations; and the evolution of scholasticism, from its institutional context within the university to its forms of presentation, argumentation, and proof.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: The Reordering of Law and the Illicit in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Europe -Edward M. Peters PART I: LEGAL SYSTEMS Chapter 1: A Fresh Look at Medieval Sanctuary -William Chester Jordan Chapter 2: Heresy as Politics and the Politics of Heresy, 1022-1180 -R. I. Moore Chapter 3: Legal Ethics: A Medieval Ghost Story -James Brundage Chapter 4: The Ties That Bind: Legal Status and Imperial Power -James Muldoon PART II: WRITING THE LAW Chapter 5: Licit and Illicit in the Yarnall Collection at the University of Pennsylvania: Pages from the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX -Robert Somerville Chapter 6: Judicial Violence and Torture in the Carolingian Empire -Patrick Geary Chapter 7: The Ambiguity of Treason in Anglo-Norman-French Law, c. 1150-c. 1250 -Stephen D. White Chapter 8: Illicit Religion: The Case of Friar Matthew Grabow, O.P. -John Van Engen Chapter 9: Marriage, Concubinage, and the Law -Ruth Mazo Karras PART III: CASES AND TRIALS Chapter 10: Crusaders' Rights Revisited: The Use and Abuse of Crusader Privileges in Early Thirteenth-Century France -Jessalynn Bird Chapter 11: Learned Opinion and Royal Justice: The Role of Paris Masters of Theology During the Reign of Philip the Fair -William J. Courtenay Chapter 12: Coin and Punishment in Medieval Venice -Alan M. Stahl PART IV: LAW BEYOND THE LAW Chapter 13: Licit and Illicit in the Rhetoric of the Investiture Conflict -Alex Novikoff Chapter 14: Satisfying the Laws: The Legenda of Maria of Venice -Susan Mosher Stuard Chapter 15: Canon Law and Chaucer on Licit and Illicit Magic -Henry Ansgar Kelly Chapter 16: Law and Science: Constructing a Border Between Licit and Illicit Knowledge in the Writings of Nicole Oresme -Joel Kaye List of Abbreviations Notes List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
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ISBN 9780812240801

Description

In the popular imagination, the Middle Ages are often associated with lawlessness. As historians have long recognized, however, medieval culture was characterized by an enormous respect for law, legal procedure, and the ideals of justice and equity. Many of our most important modern institutions and legal conceptions grew out of medieval law in its myriad forms (Roman, canon, common, customary, and feudal). Institutional structures represent only a small portion of the wider cultural field affected by-and affecting-law. In Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe such distinguished scholars as Patrick Geary, William Chester Jordan, R. I. Moore, Edward M. Peters, and Susan Mosher Stuard make the case that the development of law is deeply implicated in the growth of medieval theology and Christian doctrine; the construction of discourses on sin, human nature, honor, and virtue; the multiplying forms governing chivalry, demeanor, and social interaction, including gender relations; and the evolution of scholasticism, from its institutional context within the university to its forms of presentation, argumentation, and proof.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: The Reordering of Law and the Illicit in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Europe -Edward M. Peters PART I: LEGAL SYSTEMS Chapter 1: A Fresh Look at Medieval Sanctuary -William Chester Jordan Chapter 2: Heresy as Politics and the Politics of Heresy, 1022-1180 -R. I. Moore Chapter 3: Legal Ethics: A Medieval Ghost Story -James Brundage Chapter 4: The Ties That Bind: Legal Status and Imperial Power -James Muldoon PART II: WRITING THE LAW Chapter 5: Licit and Illicit in the Yarnall Collection at the University of Pennsylvania: Pages from the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX -Robert Somerville Chapter 6: Judicial Violence and Torture in the Carolingian Empire -Patrick Geary Chapter 7: The Ambiguity of Treason in Anglo-Norman-French Law, c. 1150-c. 1250 -Stephen D. White Chapter 8: Illicit Religion: The Case of Friar Matthew Grabow, O.P. -John Van Engen Chapter 9: Marriage, Concubinage, and the Law -Ruth Mazo Karras PART III: CASES AND TRIALS Chapter 10: Crusaders' Rights Revisited: The Use and Abuse of Crusader Privileges in Early Thirteenth-Century France -Jessalynn Bird Chapter 11: Learned Opinion and Royal Justice: The Role of Paris Masters of Theology During the Reign of Philip the Fair -William J. Courtenay Chapter 12: Coin and Punishment in Medieval Venice -Alan M. Stahl PART IV: LAW BEYOND THE LAW Chapter 13: Licit and Illicit in the Rhetoric of the Investiture Conflict -Alex Novikoff Chapter 14: Satisfying the Laws: The Legenda of Maria of Venice -Susan Mosher Stuard Chapter 15: Canon Law and Chaucer on Licit and Illicit Magic -Henry Ansgar Kelly Chapter 16: Law and Science: Constructing a Border Between Licit and Illicit Knowledge in the Writings of Nicole Oresme -Joel Kaye List of Abbreviations Notes List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments

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