Cáin Lánamna : an old Irish tract on marriage and divorce law
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Cáin Lánamna : an old Irish tract on marriage and divorce law
(Medieval law and its practice, v. 5)
Brill, 2010
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Bibliography: p. [355]-369
Includes index
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Description
Cain Lanamna "The Law of Couples", an Old Irish text dated to c. 700, is arguably the most important source of information concerning women and the household economy in early Ireland. The text describes all the recognized marriages and unions, both legal and illegal, and provides information regarding the allocation of property in the event of a divorce. The text was heavily glossed over a period of several centuries and provides insights into changes in the Irish legal system. This book provides, for the first time, an English translation of the entire text and all the accompanying glosses and commentary. It also includes an introduction to early Irish society, linguistic and legal notes, and a glossary to the tract.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ... xi
Preface ... xiii
Abbreviations ... xv
Grammatical Abbreviations ... xvi
Irish Law Tracts Cited in this Volume ... xvii
Introduction ... 1
Legal Introduction ... 3
The Structure of Early Irish Society ... 3
The Law of Marriage in Medieval Wales and Anglo-Saxon
England ... 30
Manuscript Introduction ... 35
Relationship of the Sources ... 55
Date of the Text ... 61
EditorialMethod ... 63
The Structure of Cain Lanamna ... 67
Cain Lanamna
(text and translation)
1 Introductory Matters ... 78
2 ... 84
3 ... 106
4 ... 114
5 lanamnas comthinchuir "union of joint contribution" ... 118
6 ... 124
7 ... 128
8 ... 132
9 ... 134
10 ... 138
11 ... 142
12 ... 150
13 ... 154
14 ... 156
15 ... 162
16 ... 166
17 ... 170
18 ... 174
19 ... 184
20 ... 192
21 lanamnas mna for ferthinchur "union of a woman on a man's
contribution" ... 196
22 ... 198
23 ... 204
24 ... 208
25 ... 214
26 ... 218
27 ... 222
28 ... 228
29 ... 234
30 ... 236
31 lanamnas fir for bantinchur "union of a man on a woman's
contribution" ... 240
32 ... 248
33 ... 254
34 lanamnas fir thathigtheo "union of aman visiting" ... 262
35 lanamnas airite for erail "union accepted at the instigation (of
the man)" ... 268
35 lanamnas foxail "union by abduction" and lanamnas taide
"union of secrecy" ... 274
36 lanamnas eicne "union by rape" and lanamnas sleithe "union
by stealth" ... 282
37 lanamnas genaide "union ofmockery" ... 292
appendices
Appendix 1. E, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson
B.506, fols. 19b-19d ... 303
Appendix 2. F, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson
B.506, fol. 42d ... 309
Appendix 3. G, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson
B.506, fols. 55b-56d ... 311
Appendix 4. K, Trinity College, Dublin, 1337 (H.3.18), p. 43a ... 325
Appendix 5. T, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson
B.506, fol. 22 a-b ... 329
Appendix 6. Additional Commentary ... 333
Glossary ... 343
Bibliography ... 355
Index ... 371
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