Excommunication and Outlawry in the Legal World of Medieval Iceland
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Author | : Elizabeth Walgenbach |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004461468 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004461469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Excommunication and Outlawry in the Legal World of Medieval Iceland by : Elizabeth Walgenbach
Book excerpt: This book focuses on excommunication, outlawry, and the connections between them in medieval Icelandic legal and literary sources. It argues that outlawry was a punishment shaped by the conventions and structures of excommunication as it developed in canon law.