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Localized Law: The Babatha and Salome Komaise Archives (Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law)
Kimberley Czajkowski
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Description for Localized Law: The Babatha and Salome Komaise Archives (Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law)
Hardcover. Localized Law examines the legal archives of Babatha and Salome Komaise, which offer a window onto the practice of law in Maoza as it came under the control of the Roman Empire. A series of case studies of the various agents involved in the legal transactions illuminates the legal culture of this community and its practice of law and justice. Series: Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
In the early second century CE, two Jewish women, Babatha and Salome Komaise, lived in the village of Maoza on the southern coast of the Dead Sea. This was first part of the Nabataean Kingdom, but came under direct Roman rule in 106 CE as part of the province of Roman Arabia. The archives these two women left behind not only provide a tantalizing glimpse into their legal lives and those of their families, but also offer a vivid window onto the ways in which the inhabitants of this region interacted with their new rulers and how this affected ... Read more
In the early second century CE, two Jewish women, Babatha and Salome Komaise, lived in the village of Maoza on the southern coast of the Dead Sea. This was first part of the Nabataean Kingdom, but came under direct Roman rule in 106 CE as part of the province of Roman Arabia. The archives these two women left behind not only provide a tantalizing glimpse into their legal lives and those of their families, but also offer a vivid window onto the ways in which the inhabitants of this region interacted with their new rulers and how this affected ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198777335
SKU
V9780198777335
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About Kimberley Czajkowski
Kimberley Czajkowski is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics', Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, and completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her research interests pertain principally to law in the Roman Near East, with more general interests lying in the fields ... Read more
Reviews for Localized Law: The Babatha and Salome Komaise Archives (Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law)
All in all, this is a stimulating book that takes great advantage of the rare opportunity to shed light on provincial legal culture outside of Egypt that these archives provide. It will be required reading for those interested in legal culture and legal change in the Roman provinces.
Tristan Taylor, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Tristan Taylor, Bryn Mawr Classical Review