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The Function of Kinship in Medieval Nordic Legislation - Couverture rigide

Vogt, Helle

 
9789004189225: The Function of Kinship in Medieval Nordic Legislation
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 900418922X ISBN 13 : 9789004189225
Editeur : Brill, 2010

Synopsis

A strict definition of kinship - a canonical one - was in introduced in to the Nordic medieval legislation. This replaced a looser definition. According to a canonical definition of kinship - constructed after the Church's incest prohibitions, you were obligated towards all your blood-relatives. This doctrine applies where: 1) The kin group acted as a legal person towards a third party in cases about paying of wergeld, and where the kinsmen collectively took an oath. 2) Rights and obligations between the kindred regulated land transactions either by inheritance, donations or sale. Here the obligations were at their widest. The moral requirement for love and cohesiveness was strengthened by more substantial rules to ensure, that land was not transferred at the expense of kinsmen.

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À propos de l'auteur

Helle Vogt, Ph.D. (2005) in law, University of Copenhagen, is associate professor of legal history at the University of Copenhagen. Her main publications are on Nordic legal history 1100-1700.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
900418922X
ISBN 13 
9789004189225
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
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Personne responsable
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