Whether they were secular canonesses or beguines, tertiaries or Sisters of the Common Life, quasi-religious women in the later Middle Ages lived their lives against a backdrop of struggle and insecurity resulting, in large measure, from their ambivalent legal status. Because they lacked one or more of the canonical earmarks of religious women strictly speaking, they had to justify their unauthorized way of life and to defend themselves against association with those who had been branded unorthodox, unruly, or even heretical. Ambiguous legal status within the organized Church and the contests...
Whether they were secular canonesses or beguines, tertiaries or Sisters of the Common Life, quasi-religious women in the later Middle Ages lived their...
In a series of essays based on surviving documents of actual court practicesfrom Perugia and Bologna, as well as laws, statutes, and theoreticalworks from the 12th and 13th centuries, Massimo Vallerani offers importanthistorical insights into the establishment of a trial-based publicjustice system.
In a series of essays based on surviving documents of actual court practicesfrom Perugia and Bologna, as well as laws, statutes, and theoreticalworks ...
Huguccio was an important lawyer of the medieval church, bishop of Ferrara, and one of the greatest representatives of twelfth-century scholasticism. In the first book-length study of this influential figure, Wolfgang P. Mueller provides a critical account of the biographical information on the man and his writings. He discusses the various aspects of Huguccio's career and thought as well as the manuscript tradition of some of his works. The author's scholarship rests on direct consultation and painstaking analysis of enormous quantities of manuscript material. First Mueller dissects the...
Huguccio was an important lawyer of the medieval church, bishop of Ferrara, and one of the greatest representatives of twelfth-century scholasticism. ...
Over a period of some five centuries, Europe was transformed by the emergence of barbarian kingdoms in the regions of the former Roman Empire. In the turbulent post-Roman world, the Christian church and its bishops had considerable sway, as these kingdoms developed new institutions such as Christian kingship. Warlike kingdoms competed with each other and took on projects of political consolidation, religious accommodation, and conversion. Religious imperatives shaped the understanding of political culture, alongside aristocratic consensus and cooperation. The Franks ultimately dominated...
Over a period of some five centuries, Europe was transformed by the emergence of barbarian kingdoms in the regions of the former Roman Empire. In t...
The Hibernensis is the longest and most comprehensive canon-law text to have circulated in Carolingian Europe. This edition offers a complete text of the Hibernensis combining the two main branches of its manuscript transmission. This is accompanied by an English translation and commentary.
The Hibernensis is the longest and most comprehensive canon-law text to have circulated in Carolingian Europe. This edition offers a complete text of ...
