Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation

ISBN-13: 9780198208228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 400 str.

Judith E. Grubbs

Opis

This is a new and thought-provoking look at law and marriage in late antiquity, dealing particularly with the legislation on marriage enacted by the Roman emperor Constantine. Though Constantine is usually accepted as being the first Christian emperor, Judith Grubbs argues here that the extent of Christian influence on his marriage legislation was limited. Her study of his laws against the background of both classical Roman law and early Christian attitudes toward marriage reveals much about contemporary behavior and belief in this period.

Recenzje

The author places Constantine's legal decisions in their legal, social, and religious contexts, and displays both subtlety and impressive learning in the process ... Evans Grubbs is an alert and judicious guide ... in pursuing her questions about Constantine the author has produced an important analysis of some of the key questions raised by the rise of Christianity and its relationship to Roman society.