Orthodoxy and the courts in late antiquity / Carolin Humfress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humfress, Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roman law--Language.

Roman law.

Practice of law (Roman law).

Courts--Rome.

Courts.

Forensic orations.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book approaches the subject of late Roman law from the perspective of legal practice revealed in courtroom processes, as well as more 'informal' types of dispute settlement. From at least the early fourth century, leading bishops, ecclesiastics, and Christian polemicists participated in a vibrant culture of forensic argument, with far-reaching effects on theological debate, the development of ecclesiastical authority, and the elaboration of early 'Canon law'. One of the mostinnovative aspects of late Roman law was the creation and application of new legal categories used in the prosecutio

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. FORENSIC PRACTITIONERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATE ROMAN LAW; 1. Introduction and Background; 2. Litigation and Late Roman Judges; 3. Legal Experts and the Late Roman Courts; 4. Late Roman Advocates; II. FORENSIC PRACTITIONERS IN THE SERVICE OF THE LATE ANTIQUE CHURCH; 5. Introduction and Background; 6. Ecclesiastics as Forensic Practitioners; 7. Forensic Expertise and the Development of Early 'Canon Law'; III. ORTHODOXY, HERESY, AND THE COURTS; 8. Defining Heresy and Orthodoxy; 9. Heresy and the Courts; 10. Conclusion

Appendix I. Advocates in the Eastern EmpireAppendix II. Advocates in the Western Empire; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index Locorum; Legal Sources; Literary Sources

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-319) and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-4356-2058-5

0-19-151876-X

9786611147150

1-281-14715-X

OCLC:

735626102