Southern Italy was conquered by the Norman Hauteville dynasty in the late eleventh century after over five hundred years of continuous Byzantine rule. At a stroke, the region's Greek Christian inhabitants were cut off from their Orthodox compatriots in Byzantium and became subje…
The Hibernensisin context -- Early canonical collections and the Hibernensis -- Identifying an insular tradition of ecclesiastical law -- Irish vernacular law and church law -- Deploying sources -- The Bible, exegesis, and the interpretation of law -- Reception and practice : Br…
"This is the first comprehensive study of the contribution that texts from Britain and Ireland made to the development of canon law in early medieval Europe. The book concentrates on a group of insular texts of church law - chief among them the Irish Hibernensis - tracing their …
"This is the first comprehensive study of the contribution that texts from Britain and Ireland made to the development of canon law in early medieval Europe. The book concentrates on a group of insular texts of church law - chief among them the Irish Hibernensis - tracing their …
Drawing on epigraphic, legal, literary, and numismatic sources, this book reveals how, in the Roman Republic, law and religion interacted to serve the same purpose, the continued growth and consolidation of Rome's power.
Drawing on epigraphic, legal, literary, and numismatic sources, this book reveals how, in the Roman Republic, law and religion interacted to serve the same purpose, the continued growth and consolidation of Rome's power.
