A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages. Edited by Emanuele Conte and Laurent Mayali (original) (raw)
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2014
In this article the concept "legal consciousness" investigates in connection with the concepts of the "mentality", "identity" and «culture". The main problem is to retrace the basis of the medieval legal consciousness formation, to indicate the components forming its structure. The juridical consciousness, language, sign system of the Middle Ages, are the unified system reflecting integrity of a society. However borders with necessity exist and define society existence. The border represents a condition for existence of the society and also the concrete individual. The law of medieval Europe is symbolical and ritual. The Roman law and the Christian religion are the most important components of medieval legal consciousness and mentality in Europe in the context of this article.
EVERYDAY LAW IN THE MIDDLE AGES PDF.pdf
This is the draft of a paper due to be presented at the Congress of Romanian Historians, 25th to 28th August 2016, in Cluj-Napoca. All comments gratefully received!
A Cultural History of Law in the Middle Ages, ed. E. Conte and L. Mayali, London-New York- Oxford-New Delhi-Sydney, 2019
Medieval coronation and medieval constitution. - The Emperor and the Roman law. - Balancing law and power. - The use of images to communicate constitutional contents: three Roman examples (1125; 1248; 1346). - Kingdom: The example of Sicily. - Frederick II. - Customs and the “ascending theme” of government in the late Middle Ages. -
The beginnings of medieval and modern jurisprudence: The development of European legal thought
Dialog Campus Publisher
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