Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 474 pages)
ISBN:
9781442603509
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144260350X
Series Statement:
Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures 13
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-474) and index
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Part I. Prologue : Ancient sources for the medieval concept of vengeance. The Old Testament ; The New Testament ; Roman laws -- Part II. The Early Middle Ages (400-1000). Codes, capitularies, and penitentials ; Sermons, exegesis, and letters ; Saints lives, chronicles, and epics ; Formularies, charters, and judgments -- Part III. The High Middle Ages (1000-1250). The effort to regulate violence and emotion ; Sermons and learned commentary on anger and vengeance ; Saints' lives, chronicles, and epics ; Peace charters and oaths -- Part IV. The Later Middle Ages (1250-1500). Municipal, territorial, and royal laws concerning vengeance and murder ; Ecclesiastical and secular commentary on peace and the restraint of emotions ; Saints' lives, chronicles, and epics ; Court cases and notarial peace acts.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Vengeance in medieval Europe Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2009 ISBN 9781442601345
Language:
English
Keywords:
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