Windows on justice in northern Iberia, 800-1000 / Wendy Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Wendy, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Medieval.

Justice, Administration of--Spain--History.

Justice, Administration of.

Justice, Administration of--Portugal--History.

Justice, Administration of--Iberian Peninsula--History.

History.

Iberian Peninsula--History.

Iberian Peninsula.

Europe--Iberian Peninsula.

Portugal.

Spain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2016.

Summary:

"Although it has a rich historiography, and from the late ninth century is rich in textual evidence, northern Iberia has barely featured in the great debates of early medieval European history of recent generations. Lying beyond the Frankish world, in a peninsula more than half controlled by Muslims, Spanish and Portuguese experience has seemed irrelevant to the Carolingian Empire and the political fragmentation (or realignment) that followed it. But Spain and Portugal shared the late Roman heritage which influenced much of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages and by the tenth century political practice in the Christian North had plenty of features in common with parts to the east"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue

Orientation

Part I. The texts

The structure of dispute records

Appendix

Material questions

Formulaic writing

The language of dispute texts

Coda

Part II. Implications

Roles

Power

Local responses

A view on northern Iberia in the European context

Where is justice?

Bibliography

Index of dispute texts

General index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Davies, Wendy, 1942- Windows on justice in northern Iberia, 800-1000.

ISBN:

9781409464730 (

1409464733 (

OCLC:

926623265