Addressing injustice in the Medieval body politic / edited by Constant J. Mews and Kathleen B. Neal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mews, Constant Jan, editor.

Neal, Kathleen (Kathleen Bronwyn), editor.

Series:

Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies.

Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice--History--To 1500.

Justice.

Justice--Social aspects--History--To 1500.

Justice--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--To 1500.

Europe--Moral conditions--History--To 1500.

Europe.

Europe--Religious life and customs--To 1500.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Justice and injustice were subjects of ongoing debate in medieval Europe. Received classical and biblical models both influenced how these qualities of moral and political life were perceived, discussed and acted upon. Important among these influences was the anonymous seventh-century Irish text, On The Twelve Abuses of the Age, a biblically-inspired discussion of the moral duties particular to each sector of society. This volume probes its long influence, and its interaction with the revival of classical ideas. By bringing together scholars of political thought and practice, in lay and religious contexts spanning the seventh to fourteenth centuries, this volume crosses boundaries of periodisation, discipline and approach to reflect upon the medieval evolution of concepts of injustice and means of redress. Contributions address how ideas about justice and injustice were discussed among scholars and theologians, and how those ideas were translated into action through complaint and advice throughout the medieval period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Note on references

List of Tables and Illustrations

Introduction: Justice and its Abuse in the Medieval Body Politic

1. The De XII abusiuis saeculi

2. The Irish Background to the De XII abusiuis saeculi

3. 'Each in the Calling to Which They are Called'

4. Transforming Irish Traditions

5. The Unjust King and the Negligent Bishop

6. Reflecting on Abuses in Religious Life

7. Preaching the Body Politic

8. Justice and Its Abuses in the Speculum justiciariorum

9. Addressing Abuses and Injustice in the Court of Philip the Fair

10. 'Perfect Justice Weighs Everything on a Balanced Scale'

11. Some Late Franciscan Rewritings of the Twelve Abuses

Appendix: On the Twelve Abuses of the Age

Bibliography

Index of Biblical References

Index of Manuscripts

General Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Feb 2024).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-003-69044-0

1-04-078897-1

90-485-5527-2

9781003690443

OCLC:

1378570844