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Capital and Corporal Punishment in Anglo-Saxon England
J P Gates
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Hardback. Essays examining how punishment operated in England, from c.600 to the Norman Conquest. Editor(s): Gates, Jay Paul; Marafioti, Nicole. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Essays examining how punishment operated in England, from c.600 to the Norman Conquest. Anglo-Saxon authorities often punished lawbreakers with harsh corporal penalties, such as execution, mutilation and imprisonment. Despite their severity, however, these penalties were not arbitrary exercises of power. Rather, theywere informed by nuanced philosophies of punishment which sought to resolve conflict, keep the peace and enforce Christian morality. The ten essays in this volume engage legal, literary, historical, and archaeological evidence to investigate the role of punishment in Anglo-Saxon society. Three dominant themes emerge in the collection. First is the shift from a culture of retributive ... Read more
Essays examining how punishment operated in England, from c.600 to the Norman Conquest. Anglo-Saxon authorities often punished lawbreakers with harsh corporal penalties, such as execution, mutilation and imprisonment. Despite their severity, however, these penalties were not arbitrary exercises of power. Rather, theywere informed by nuanced philosophies of punishment which sought to resolve conflict, keep the peace and enforce Christian morality. The ten essays in this volume engage legal, literary, historical, and archaeological evidence to investigate the role of punishment in Anglo-Saxon society. Three dominant themes emerge in the collection. First is the shift from a culture of retributive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839187
SKU
V9781843839187
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About J P Gates
Andrew Rabin is a Professor in the English Department at the University of Louisville.
Reviews for Capital and Corporal Punishment in Anglo-Saxon England
Legal studies can seem a more-than-usually specialized subdiscipline of any field, with distinctive vocabulary, textual forms, and mode of analysis. This collection not only renders all these aspects accessible, but it also demonstrates that legal discourse, broadly conceived, is related in some way to almost every other corner of the field. Attentive readers will find much to reward them here, ... Read more