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The Old English Penitentials and Anglo-Saxon Law
Language: en
Pages: 253
Authors: Stefan Jurasinski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This is the first book-length study of the four penitentials composed in Old English. This book argues that they are also important to our understanding of how
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Language: en
Pages: 253
Authors: Stefan Jurasinski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Some of the earliest examples of medieval canon law are penitentials - texts enumerating the sins a confessor might encounter among laypeople or other clergy an
The Laws of Alfred
Language: en
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Authors: Stefan Jurasinski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Alfred the Great's domboc ('book of laws') is the longest and most ambitious legal text of the Anglo-Saxon period. Alfred places his own laws, dealing with ever
Law and Language in the Middle Ages
Language: en
Pages: 318
Authors:
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Law and Language in the Middle Ages investigates the relationship between law and legal practice from the linguistic perspective, exploring not only how legal l
Medieval Handbooks of Penance
Language: en
Pages: 500
Authors: John Thomas McNeill
Categories: Electronic books
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Penance in the ancient church -- The penitentials -- The condition of the texts -- Early Irish penitential documents -- Early Welsh penitential documents -- Pen